单词 | neo |
释义 | neo- (niːoʊ-) prefix Neo- is used with nouns to form adjectives and nouns that refer to modern versions of styles and political groups that existed in the past. ...10ft high neo-Victorian gates. The neo-Socialists were a small right wing group. neo- in British English or sometimes before a vowel ne- combining form 1. (sometimes capital) new, recent, or a new or modern form or development neoclassicism neocolonialism 2. (usually capital) the most recent subdivision of a geological period Neogene Word origin from Greek neos newneo- in American English (ˈnioʊ; ˈniə) 1. [often N-] a. new, recent, latest Neolithic, Neozoic b. in a new, different, or modified way neologism c. the New World Neotropical 2. Chemistry a. designating a compound related in some way to an older one neoprene b. indicating a hydrocarbon having at least one carbon atom joined to four other carbon atoms neopentane Word origin ModL < Gr neos, young, newDefinition of 'neo-' |
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