| 释义 |
-ics /-iks/ n sfx- Denoting: (1) the study, practice, art or knowledge of a particular subject or type of activity, as in aeronautics, paediatrics, gymnastics, politics
- (2) the procedures, functions or phenomena involved in, or relating to, a specific activity, as in mechanics, acoustics, graphics
- (3) the actions, behaviour, etc characteristic of a particular state or condition, as in hysterics, histrionics
ORIGIN: Gr -ika, neuter pl adj ending |