| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en-1 ,prefix. - en- is attached to adjectives or nouns to form verbs meaning:
- to cause (a person or thing) to be in (the place, condition, or state mentioned);
to keep in or place in:en- + rich → enrich (= to cause to be rich);
en- + tomb → entomb (= to cause to be in a tomb);
- to restrict on all sides, completely:en- + circle → encircle (= to restrict on all sides within a circle).
-en1 ,suffix. - -en is used to form verbs and adjectives.
- It is attached to some adjectives to form verbs with the meaning "to be or make'':hard + -en → harden (= to be or make hard).
- It is attached to some nouns to form verbs with the meaning "to add to, cause to be, or have'':length + -en → lengthen (= to add length to;make long).
- It is attached to some nouns that are materials or sources of something to form adjectives that describe the source or material:gold + -en → golden (= like gold).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: en-, em- prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives - (from nouns) put in or on: entomb, enthrone
- go on or into: enplane
- surround or cover with: enmesh
- furnish with: empower
- (from adjectives and nouns) cause to be in a certain condition: enable, encourage, enrich, enslave
Etymology: via Old French from Latin in- in-² en-, em- prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives - in; into; inside: endemic
Etymology: from Greek (often via Latin); compare in-1, in-² |