单词 | demi- |
释义 | demi- a combining form appearing in loanwords from French meaning "half" (demilune), "lesser" (demitasse), or sometimes used with a pejorative sense (demimonde); on this model, also prefixed to words of English origin (demigod). [ < F, comb. form repr. demi (adj.; also n. and adv.) < VL *dimedius, for L dimidius half, equiv. to di- DI-2 + medius middle] |
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