单词 | -ard |
释义 | -arda suffix forming nouns that denote persons who regularly engage in an activity, or who are characterized in a certain way, as indicated by the stem; now usually pejorative: coward; dullard; drunkard; wizard. Also -art. Origin of -ardMiddle English <Old French, probably extracted from Frankish compound personal names; compare Old High German Adalhart (French Alard), Bernhart (French Bernard), with 2nd element -hart literally, strong, hardy, hard (cognate with Old English -heard in names), often merely as intensifier of quality denoted in 1st element. Words nearby -ardarcuation, arcus, arcus cornealis, arcus senilis, arc welding, -ard, ardeb, Ardebil, Ardèche, ardeid, Ardella Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for -ard-ard -artsuffix forming nounsindicating a person who does something, esp to excess, or is characterized by a certain qualitybraggart; drunkard; dullard Word Origin for -ardvia Old French from Germanic -hard (literally: hardy, bold), the final element in many Germanic masculine names, such as Bernhard Bernard, Gerhart Gerard, etc 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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