英语词汇“suffix”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

In linguistics, the suffix is part of the word that's added onto the end, like the -ish in foolish.

When a suffix is added to a word, it changes the form, like when adding the suffix -y turns the noun soap into the adjective soapy. You can also use suffix as a verb. If you suffix the word cake with -less, you end up cakeless, which is pretty sad, especially if it's your birthday.

WORD FAMILY

suffix: suffixation, suffixed, suffixes, suffixing

USAGE EXAMPLES

One particularly unusual variant of surnames ends with the suffix khao, suggesting a desire to eat or greediness.

BBC(Dec 24, 2016)

In Brazil, a tongue derived from German immigrants, Riograndenser Hunsrückish, blends Portuguese words with Teutonic suffixes and the lilt of Italian.

New York Times(Dec 21, 2016)

The history of the “-gate” suffix begins with the 1970s Watergate scandal that led to President Richard M. Nixon’s resignation.

New York Times(Dec 11, 2016)

1n an affix that is added at the end of the word

Syn|Hyper

postfix

affix

a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

ending, termination

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

2v attach a suffix to

suffix words

Ant|Hyper

prefix

attach a prefix to

affix

attach or become attached to a stem word

单词	suffix
释义	suffix (once / 7074 pages) nv In linguistics, the suffix is part of the word that's added onto the end, like the -ish in foolish. When a suffix is added to a word, it changes the form, like when adding the suffix -y turns the noun soap into the adjective soapy. You can also use suffix as a verb. If you suffix the word cake with -less, you end up cakeless, which is pretty sad, especially if it's your birthday. WORD FAMILY suffix: suffixation, suffixed, suffixes, suffixing USAGE EXAMPLES One particularly unusual variant of surnames ends with the suffix khao, suggesting a desire to eat or greediness. BBC(Dec 24, 2016) In Brazil, a tongue derived from German immigrants, Riograndenser Hunsrückish, blends Portuguese words with Teutonic suffixes and the lilt of Italian. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) The history of the “-gate” suffix begins with the 1970s Watergate scandal that led to President Richard M. Nixon’s resignation. New York Times(Dec 11, 2016) 1n an affix that is added at the end of the word Syn\|Hyper postfix affix a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form ending, termination the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) 2v attach a suffix to suffix words Ant\|Hyper prefix attach a prefix to affix attach or become attached to a stem word
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