单词 | an |
释义 | an From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishanan /ən; strong æn/ ●●● S1 W1 indefinite article, determinerXXused when the following word begins with a vowel sound → a an orange an X-rayan-an- /ən, æn/ prefix1 XXthe form used for a before a vowel sound2 NOT HAVEnot SYN without (=without government) anarchy (=a condition caused by lack of oxygen) anoxia Examples from the Corpusan-• anaerobic-an-an /ən/ (also -ean, -ian) suffix1 [in adjectives and nouns]XX someone or something of, from, or connected with a particular thing, place, or person suburban Jamesian2 [in nouns]XX someone skilled in or studying a particular subject (=someone who studies history) a historian Examples from the Corpus-an• a Republican• an American• Appalachian music• Lutheran theology• suburban housing• the Roman EmpireOrigin -an Old French -en, from Latin -anus |
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