-machcomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. monarchomach n.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -μαχος.

Etymology: < ancient Greek -μαχος, combining form corresponding to μάχεσθαι to fight, μάχη battle, of unknown origin. In some instances via classical Latin -machus.First recorded in loans from Greek, as iconomach n. Formations are found from the 19th cent. Chiefly combined with first elements of Greek origin.

Forming nouns denoting people or animals who fight with something specified by the first element.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-mach
释义	-machcomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. monarchomach n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -μαχος. Etymology: < ancient Greek -μαχος, combining form corresponding to μάχεσθαι to fight, μάχη battle, of unknown origin. In some instances via classical Latin -machus.First recorded in loans from Greek, as iconomach n. Formations are found from the 19th cent. Chiefly combined with first elements of Greek origin. Forming nouns denoting people or animals who fight with something specified by the first element. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
随便看	to curse one's stars to curtail a etc of to curtail a person of to curtail in to curtail of to cushion the blow to cut a a person to ribbons to cut a bosh to cut a caper on nothing to cut a caper or capers to cut a cheque to cut a corner or corners to cut a curvet to cut a dash to cut a feather to cut a flash to cut a flourish to cut a gordian knot to cut a large large thongs of another man's leather to cut a large thong of another man's leather to cut a lock to cut a long story short to cut a passage to cut a person a cheque to cut a person some slack