| 释义 |
-ery -ery or -rysuff.1. A place for: bakery.2. A collection or class: finery.3. A state or condition: slavery.4. Act; practice: bribery.5. Characteristics or qualities of: snobbery.
[Middle English -erie, from Old French : -er, agent suff. (partly from -ier; see -er1, and partly from -ere, -eor; see -or1) + -ie, noun suff.; see -y2.]-ery or -rysuffix forming nouns1. indicating a place of business or some other activity: bakery; brewery; refinery. 2. indicating a class or collection of things: cutlery; greenery. 3. indicating qualities or actions collectively: snobbery; trickery. 4. indicating a practice or occupation: husbandry. 5. indicating a state or condition: slavery. [from Old French -erie; see -er1, -y3]-ery or -ry, a suffix forming nouns that denote things collectively ( greenery; machinery); people collectively ( Jewry; peasantry); occupation, activity, or condition ( dentistry; archery; rivalry), or an instance or result of an activity ( robbery); an associated place, often corresponding to nouns with the suffixes -er1 or -er2 ( bakery; winery); characteristic conduct ( prudery; trickery).[Middle English < Old French -erie=-ier -er2 + -ie -y3] |