| 释义 |
-ence -encesuff.1. State or condition: dependence.2. Action: emergence.
[Middle English, from Latin -entia (from -ēns, -ent-, -ent) and from Old French -ance, -ance.]-ence or -encysuffix forming nounsindicating an action, state, condition, or quality: benevolence; residence; patience. [via Old French from Latin -entia, from -ēns, present participial ending]-ance a suffix used to form nouns either from adjectives in -ant or from verbs: brilliance; appearance. [Middle English < Old French < Latin] |