释义 |
-ment -mentsuff.1. Action; process: appeasement.2. Result of an action or process: advancement.3. Means, instrument, or agent of an action or process: adornment. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -mentum, n. suff.]-ment suffix forming nouns 1. indicating state, condition, or quality: enjoyment. 2. indicating the result or product of an action: embankment. 3. indicating process or action: management. [from French, from Latin -mentum]-ment a suffix of nouns that denote an action or resulting state (abridgment; refreshment), a product (fragment), or means (ornament). [< French < Latin -mentum, suffix forming nouns, usually from verbs] |