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单词 -grade
释义

-gradecomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -gradus.
Etymology: < classical Latin -gradus stepping, walking, combining form (in e.g. retrōgradus retrograde adj.) < the stem of gradus step (see grade n.).Compare Middle French, French -grade.
an adjective suffix representing Latin -gradus stepping, walking, occurring in a few Latin compounds, e.g. retrōgradus retrograde adj., n., and adv., tardigradus tardigrade n. and adj. Hence in modern Latin scientific formations, as digitigradus digitigrade adj. and n., plantigradus plantigrade adj. and n.
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