| 单词 | demi- |
| 释义 | demi-a combining form appearing in loanwords from French meaning “half” (demilune), “lesser” (demitasse), or sometimes used with a pejorative sense (demimonde); on this model, also prefixed to words of English origin (demigod). Origin of demi-<French, combining form representing demi (adj.; also noun and adv.) <Vulgar Latin *dīmedius, for Latin dīmidius half, equivalent to dī-di-2 + medius middle Words nearby demi-demesne, Demeter, demeton, Demetrias, Demetrius I, demi-, demibastion, demi-cannon, demicanton, demi-culverin, demi-détourné Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for demi-demi- prefixhalfdemirelief Compare hemi-, semi- (def. 1) of less than full size, status, or rankdemigod Word Origin for demi-via French from Medieval Latin dīmedius, from Latin dīmīdius half, from dis- apart + medius middle 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 Medical definitions for demi-demi- pref.Half:demilune. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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