| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-ency, - a noun suffix, equivalent to -ence: consistency;
dependency;
exigency.
ency., - encyclopedia.
Also, encyc., encycl. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ency suffix forming nouns - a variant of -ence: fluency, permanency
-ence, suffix. - -ence is attached to some adjectives ending in -ent to form nouns with the meaning "quality or state of'':abstin(ent) + -ence → abstinence.
- -ence is also attached to some verb roots to form nouns:depend + -ence → dependence.See -ance, -ent.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-ence, - a noun suffix equivalent to -ance, corresponding to the suffix -ent in adjectives:abstinence; dependence;difference.
- Latin -entia, equivalent. to -ent- -ent + -ia -y3
- Old French
- Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ence, -ency suffix forming nouns - indicating an action, state, condition, or quality: benevolence, residence, patience
Etymology: via Old French from Latin -entia, from -ēns, present participial ending |