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单词 -eous
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
-eous, 
  1. an adjectival suffix with the meanings "composed of,'' "resembling, having the nature of,'' occurring in loanwords from Latin (igneous;
    ligneous;
    vitreous    );
    also, as a semantically neutral suffix, found on adjectives of diverse origin, sometimes with corresponding nouns ending in -ty 2 (beauteous;
    courteous;
    hideous;
    homogeneous;
    plenteous;
    righteous    ).
  • Latin -eus; see -ous

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-eous suffix forming adjectives
  1. relating to or having the nature of: gaseous
Etymology: from Latin -eus
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