| 释义 |
-ant
I. \ənt, ənt\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from -ant, present participle suffix, from Latin -ant-, -ans, present participle suffix of first conjugation, from -a- (vowel of first conjugation) + -nt-, -ns, present participle suffix; akin to Old English -nde, present participle suffix, Old High German -nti, Old Norse -ndi, Gothic -nds, Greek -nt-, -n, present, future, & aor. participle suffix, Sanskrit -nt, present, future, & aor. active participle suffix
1.
a. : one that performs (a specified action) : personal or impersonal agent
< assistant >
< claimant >
< coolant >
< deodorant >
< resultant >
b. : thing that promotes (a specified action or process)
< expectorant >
2. : person or thing connected with
< annuitant >
< chemotherapeutant >
3. : thing that is acted upon (in a specified manner)
< inhalant >
< ingestant >
4. : thing that is used (for a specified purpose)
< antifoggant >
II. adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from -ant, present participle suffix
1. : performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition)
< denudant >
< propellant >
< somnambulant >
2. : promoting (a specified action or process)
< expectorant > |