单词 | -tory |
释义 | -tory -tory1 a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, orig. adjectival derivatives of agent nouns ending in -tor (predatory); also forming adjectival derivatives directly from verbs (obligatory; transitory). [ < L -torius, equiv. to -tor- -TOR + -ius adj. suffix] -tory2 a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, usually derivatives from agent nouns ending in -tor or directly from verbs, denoting a place or object appropriate for the activity of the verb: dormitory; repository. [ < L -torium, n. use of neut. of -torius -TORY1] |
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