单词 | -ation |
释义 | -ationa combination of -ate1 and -ion, used to form nouns from stems in -ate1 (separation); on this model, used independently to form nouns from stems of other origin: starvation. Origin of -ation<Latin -ātiōn- (stem of -ātiō), equivalent to -ā- stem vowel + -tiōn--tion Words nearby -ationtight rein on, a, atigi, atilt, A time to be born and a time to die, atingle, -ation, atiptoe, atishoo, at issue, at it, Atitlán Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for -ation-ation suffix forming nounsindicating an action, process, state, condition, or resultarbitration; cogitation; hibernation; moderation Compare -ion, -tion Word Origin for -ationfrom Latin -ātiōn-, suffix of abstract nouns, from -ātus -ate 1 + -iōn -ion 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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