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suffix
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Derivatives :
n
suffixion
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adj
suffixal
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- suffix
['sʌfɪks]
['sʌfɪks]
[sə'fɪks]
['sʌfɪks]
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1.
noun
后缀，词尾
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2.
noun
[Mathematics]
下标，尾标，添标
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3.
vt.
作…的后缀；（在…末）添加
Collins English-English Dictionary
- suffix
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n
[grammar]
an affix that follows the stem to which it is attached, as for example -s and -ness in dogs and softness - Compare prefix
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2.
n
anything that is added at the end of something else
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3.
vt.
[tr]
[grammar]
to add (a morpheme) as a suffix to the end of a word
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to add (something) at the end of a sentence, comment, or piece of writing
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5.
vt.
[Etymology]
C18: from New Latin suffixum, from Latin suffixus fastened below, from suffigere, from sub- + figere to fasten
Examples
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an adjectival suffix
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形容词后缀
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an adverbial suffix
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副词后缀
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a diminutive suffix
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指小后缀
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a patronymic suffix
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表示父名的词尾
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-ate is a verbal suffix
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“-ate”是构成动词的后缀
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``-er'' in ``worker'' is an agentive suffix
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