-stylesuffix

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, e.g. regency-style Brit.

/ˈriːdʒ(ə)nsɪˌstʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈridʒənsiˌstaɪl/.

Etymology: < style n. (compare Branch III. at that entry).

Forming adjectives and adverbs.

1. Appended to adjectives.

a. Forming adjectives having the sense ‘resembling or characteristic of something that is——’.

ΚΠ

1934 Discovery June 174/1 He will have to put up at a Japanese style hotel.

1958 Listener 11 Sept. 368/1 He was dressed in European-style clothes.

1960 W. Thorp Amer. Writing in 20th Cent. 296 A series of events..convinced [them] that revolution, Russian-style, would never take place in America.

1966 ‘A. Hall’ 9th Directive xx. 184 It was a massive black Lincoln sedan; a seven-seater executive-style transport.

1975 Country Life 20 Mar. 747/2 Elegant regency-style restaurant.

b. Forming adverbs with the sense ‘in a manner that is——’. colloquial.

ΚΠ

1967 G. Kelly in Coast to Coast 1965–6 95 Bill Beatty leant across the table, his cigarette dangling casual style from his fingers.

1976 T. Sharpe Wilt (1978) vi. 61 We're here idyllicstyle, cruising down the river in the good old summertime.

2. Appended to nouns, forming adverbs and adjectives with the general sense ‘(in a manner) characteristic of or befitting——’.The adverbial use is highly colloquial.

ΚΠ

1944 W. Saroyan Human Comedy xxiv. 166 He whistled, newsboy style.

1949 Amer.-German Rev. Apr. 10 Meals were served family-style.

1973 Guardian 31 Jan. 5/2 An election-style budget.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-style
释义	-stylesuffix Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, e.g. regency-style Brit. /ˈriːdʒ(ə)nsɪˌstʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈridʒənsiˌstaɪl/. Etymology: < style n. (compare Branch III. at that entry). Forming adjectives and adverbs. 1. Appended to adjectives. a. Forming adjectives having the sense ‘resembling or characteristic of something that is——’. ΚΠ 1934 Discovery June 174/1 He will have to put up at a Japanese style hotel. 1958 Listener 11 Sept. 368/1 He was dressed in European-style clothes. 1960 W. Thorp Amer. Writing in 20th Cent. 296 A series of events..convinced [them] that revolution, Russian-style, would never take place in America. 1966 ‘A. Hall’ 9th Directive xx. 184 It was a massive black Lincoln sedan; a seven-seater executive-style transport. 1975 Country Life 20 Mar. 747/2 Elegant regency-style restaurant. b. Forming adverbs with the sense ‘in a manner that is——’. colloquial. ΚΠ 1967 G. Kelly in Coast to Coast 1965–6 95 Bill Beatty leant across the table, his cigarette dangling casual style from his fingers. 1976 T. Sharpe Wilt (1978) vi. 61 We're here idyllicstyle, cruising down the river in the good old summertime. 2. Appended to nouns, forming adverbs and adjectives with the general sense ‘(in a manner) characteristic of or befitting——’.The adverbial use is highly colloquial. ΚΠ 1944 W. Saroyan Human Comedy xxiv. 166 He whistled, newsboy style. 1949 Amer.-German Rev. Apr. 10 Meals were served family-style. 1973 Guardian 31 Jan. 5/2 An election-style budget. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < suffix1934
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