| 单词 | saxonism |
| 释义 | Saxonism in American English (ˈsæksənˌɪzəm) noun a word, phrase, grammatical construction, or other feature originating in or peculiar to Anglo-Saxon Saxonism in American English (ˈsæksəˌnɪzəm) noun an English word or idiom of Anglo-Saxon rather than foreign, as Latin or French, origin Also called: Anglo-Saxonism Word origin [1765–75; saxon + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1765–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: copperhead, guidance, lightweight, mocha, statement-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism) |
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