| 释义 |
-ary -arysuff.1. Of or relating to: bacillary.2. One that relates to or is connected with: boundary.
[Middle English -arie, from Old French, from Latin -ārius, adj. and n. suff.]-ary suffix 1. (forming adjectives) of; related to; belonging to: cautionary; rudimentary. 2. (forming nouns) a. a person connected with or engaged in: missionary. b. a thing relating to; a place for: commentary; aviary. [from Latin -ārius, -āria, -ārium]-ary a suffix with the general sense “pertaining to, connected with” the referent named by the base, occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, as adjectives (elementary; honorary), personal nouns (secretary), or nouns denoting objects, esp. receptacles or places (library; glossary); in English it sometimes has the additional senses “contributing to,” “for the purpose of,” usu. forming adjectives: complimentary; inflationary. [Middle English -arie < Latin -ārius, -a, -um; E personal nouns reflect -ārius, objects and places -ārium or -āria] |