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

-ation, suffix. -ation is attached to some verbs or adjectives

(some of which end in -ate) to form nouns, with the meaning "state or process of'': starve + -ation → starvation (= condition of starving);
separate + -ation → separation (= state of being separate).

-ation,

a combination of -ate ¹ and -ion, used to form nouns from stems in -ate ¹ (separation);
on this model, used independently to form nouns from stems of other origin:starvation.

Latin -ātiōn- (stem of -ātiō), equivalent. to -ā- stem vowel + -tiōn- -tion

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-ation suffix forming nouns

indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result: arbitration, cogitation, hibernation, moderation

Etymology: from Latin -ātiōn-, suffix of abstract nouns, from -ātus -ate¹ + -iōn -ion

单词	-ation
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 -ation, suffix. -ation is attached to some verbs or adjectives (some of which end in -ate) to form nouns, with the meaning "state or process of'': starve + -ation → starvation (= condition of starving); separate + -ation → separation (= state of being separate). WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 -ation, a combination of -ate ¹ and -ion, used to form nouns from stems in -ate ¹ (separation); on this model, used independently to form nouns from stems of other origin:starvation. Latin -ātiōn- (stem of -ātiō), equivalent. to -ā- stem vowel + -tiōn- -tion Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ation suffix forming nouns indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result: arbitration, cogitation, hibernation, moderation Etymology: from Latin -ātiōn-, suffix of abstract nouns, from -ātus -ate¹ + -iōn -ion
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