单词 | forgettery |
释义 | forgettery in British English (fəˈɡɛtərɪ) noun humorous the inclination to forget forgettery in American English (fərˈɡetəri) noun a faculty or facility for forgetting; faulty memory a witness with a very convenient forgettery Word origin [1860–65, Amer.; forget + -ery]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, blind spot, pop-up, prep, trade name-ery is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ery include: archery, cutlery, fishery, trickery, witchery |
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