| 单词 | cata- |
| 释义 | cata-a prefix meaning “down,” “against,” “back,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek (cataclysm; catalog; catalepsy); on this model, used in the formation of other compound words (catagenesis; cataphyll). Also especially before a vowel, cat-; cath-, kata-. Origin of cata-<Greek kata-, combining form of katá down, through, against, according to, towards, during Words nearby cata-casuist, casuistic, casuistry, casus belli, cat, cata-, catabaptist, catabasis, catabiotic, catabolism, catabolite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cata-cata- kata-, before an aspirate cath- or before a vowel cat-prefixdown; downwards; lower in positioncatadromous; cataphyll indicating reversal, opposition, degeneration, etccataplasia; catatonia Word Origin for cata-from Greek kata-, from kata. In compound words borrowed from Greek, kata- means: down (catabolism), away, off (catalectic), against (category), according to (catholic), and thoroughly (catalogue) 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 cata-cata- pref.Down:catabolism. Reverse; backward; degenerative:cataplasia. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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