单词 | affix |
释义 | af·fix ![]() tr.v. af·fixed, af·fix·ing, af·fix·es 1. To secure to something; attach: affix a label to a package. 2. To impute; attribute: affix blame to him. 3. To place at the end; append: affix a postscript to a letter. 4. Linguistics To add as an affix. n. (ăfĭks′) 1. Something that is attached, joined, or added; an appendage or addition. 2. Linguistics A word element, such as a prefix or suffix, that can only occur attached to a base, stem, or root. [Medieval Latin affīxāre, frequentative of Latin affīgere, affīx- : ad-, ad- + fīgere, to fasten; see dhīgw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] af·fixa·ble adj. affix′al adj. affix′al·ly adv. af·fixer n. |
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