单词 | johannine |
释义 | Johannine in American English (dʒoʊˈhænɪn; dʒoʊˈhænˌaɪn) adjective of or characteristic of the Apostle and Evangelist John or of the books of the New Testament attributed to him Word origin < ML Johannes (see John1) + -ine1Johannine in American English (dʒouˈhænɪn, -ain) adjective of or pertaining to the apostle John or to the books in the New Testament attributed to him Word origin [1860–65; johann(es) + -ine1]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, calibrate, institutionalism, prep, raider-ine is a suffix of adjectives of Greek or Latin origin, meaning “of or pertaining to,”“of the nature of,” “made of,” “like”. Other words that use the affix -ine include: asinine, crystalline, equine, marine |
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