| 释义 |
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -et suffix forming nouns - small or lesser: islet, baronet
Etymology: from Old French -et, -ete WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024et (et),USA pronunciation v. Chiefly North Atlantic, South Midland, and Southern U.S. Nonstandard.- Dialect Termsa pt. of eat.
et (et),USA pronunciation conj. [Latin.]- Foreign Termsand.
-et, - a noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words):islet; midget;plummet.Cf. -ette.
- Old French -et (masculine), -ette (feminine)
- Middle English
Et, Symbol,- Chemistryethyl.
E.T., - TimeEastern time.
- extraterrestrial (def. 2).
Also, ET
e.t., - Electricity, Radio and Televisionelectrical transcription.
|