| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-ery or -ry, suffix. - -ery or -ry is used to form nouns that refer to
- things in a collection:green + -ery → greenery (= green plants as a group);machine + -ery → machinery (= a group or collection of machines).
- people in a collection:Jew + -ry → Jewry (= Jews as a group);peasant + -ry → peasantry (= peasants as a group).
- an occupation, activity, or condition:dentist + -ry → dentistry (= occupation of a dentist);
rival + -ry → rivalry (= condition of being a rival);
rob + -ery → robbery (= activity of robbing or being robbed).
- -ery is also used to form nouns that refer to a place where the activity of the root is done:bake + -ery →bakery (= place where baking is done);wine + -ery → winery (= place where wine is made).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-ery, - a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place or establishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc.:archery; cutlery;fishery;trickery;
witchery.
- Old French -erie, equivalent. to -ier -er2 + -ie -y3
- Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ery, -ry suffix forming nouns - indicating a place of business or some other activity: bakery, brewery, refinery
- indicating a class or collection of things: cutlery, greenery
- indicating qualities or actions collectively: snobbery, trickery
- indicating a practice or occupation: husbandry
- indicating a state or condition: slavery
Etymology: from Old French -erie; see -er1, -y³ |