释义 |
par-, prefix repr. F. par-, L. per- (see par prep.), ‘through, thoroughly’, occurring in words from F., as parboil, pardon, parterre, parvenu; esp. common in ME. in words now obs., or in which par- has since been changed to per- after Latin, as parceve perceive, parfit perfect, parfourme perform, partene pertain, etc. |