| 释义 |
-ad
I. \ˌad, ˌaa(ə)d, _əd\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French -ade, from Latin -ad-, -as, from Greek -ad-, -as, feminine suffix denoting descent from or connection with
1.
a. : period of time
< quinquenniad >
b. : group, aggregate, or unit of (so many) parts
< quintad >
c. : element, atom, or radical having (such or so great) a chemical valence
< artiad >
< perissad >
< dyad >
2. : epic of : poem celebrating
< Columbiad >
3. [probably from New Latin -ad-, -as (used as final element in botanical genus names), from Greek] : member of (such) a botanical group
< magnoliad >
< moringad >
4. : kind of plant or animal produced by or associated with
< ecad >
< variad >
• -ad·ic \|adik, -ēk\ adjective suffix
II. adverb suffix
Etymology: Latin ad
biology : in the direction of : toward : -ward
< cephalad >
< ventrad > |