| 单词 | -ier |
| 释义 | -ier1variant of -er1, usually in nouns designating trades: collier; clothier; furrier; glazier. Origin of -ier1Middle English -ier(e), variant of -yer(e) (cf. -yer), equivalent to -i- v. stem ending + -ere-er1, probably reinforced by Old French -ier<Latin -ārius-ary (cf. soldier) Words nearby -ierIEE, I.E.E.E., -iensis, IEP, Ieper, -ier, Ieyasu, if, IFA, IFAD, IFALP Definition for -ier (2 of 2)-ier2 a noun suffix occurring mainly in loanwords from French, often simply a spelling variant of -eer, with which it is etymologically identical (bombardier; brigadier; financier; grenadier); it is also found on an older and semantically more diverse group of loanwords that have stress on the initial syllable (barrier; courier; courtier; terrier). Recent loanwords from French may maintain the modern French pronunciation with loss of the final r sound (croupier; dossier; hotelier). Origin of -ier2<French, Old French <Latin -ārius, -āria, -ārium-ary; cf. -aire, -eer, -er2 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for -ier-ier suffix forming nounsa variant of -eer brigadier Word Origin for -ierfrom Old English -ere -er 1 or (in some words) from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius -ary Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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