单词 | -ery |
释义 | -ery From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English-ery-ery /əri/ (also -ry) suffix [in nouns]1 SITUATIONa quality or condition (=the quality of being brave) bravery (=the condition of being a slave) slavery 2 COLLECTthings of a particular kind (=different types of machines) machinery (=beautiful clothes) all her finery 3 PLACEa place where a particular activity happens (=where bread is baked) a bakery an oil refineryExamples from the Corpus-ery• a fish hatchery• her finery• modern machineryOrigin -ery Old French -ier “-er” + ie “-y” |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含170365条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。