单词 | -ad |
释义 | -ad -ad1 1. a suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek denoting a group or unit comprising a certain number, sometimes of years: dyad; triad. 2. a suffix meaning "derived from," "related to," "concerned with," "associated with" (oread), introduced in loanwords from Greek (Olympiad; oread), used sporadically in imitation of Greek models, as Dunciad, after Iliad. [Gk -ad- (s. of -as), specialization of fem. adjective-forming suffix, often used substantively] -ad2 var. of -ade1: ballad. -ad3 Anat., Zool. a suffix forming adverbs from nouns signifying parts of the body, denoting a direction toward that part: dextrad; dorsad; mediad. [ < L ad toward, anomalously suffixed to the noun; introduced as a suffix by Scottish anatomist John Barclay (1758-1826) in 1803] |
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