| 释义 |
-fold
\|fōld\ suffix
Etymology: Middle English -fold, -fald, from Old English -feald; akin to Old High German -falt -fold, Old Norse -faldr, Gothic -falths; derivatives from the root of English fold (III)
1. : multiplied by (a specified number) : times — in adjectives
< a twelvefold increase >
and adverbs
< it will repay you tenfold >
2. : having (so many) laps, layers, or parts
< the threefold aspect of the problem > |