| 词汇 | back-formation |
| 释义 | back-formation noun[ C ] language specialized(alsoback formation)uk /ˈbæk.fɔːˌmeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˈbæk.fɔːrˌmeɪ.ʃən/ a word that is formed by removing part of a longer word: The verb "enthuse" is a back-formation of the noun "enthusiasm". "Diagnosis" was borrowed from a Greek word. Two hundred years later, the verb diagnose, a back formation, was coined. Many back-formations are verbs that were formed from nouns, such as "surveil" from "surveillance". The word "bicep" was formed as a back-formation because English speakers thought the Latin "biceps" was supposed to be a plural noun. The noun "television" was already in use when electronic television was first demonstrated in 1927, which was also around the time the back-formation "televise" began to be used as a verb. Linguistics: terminology & vocabulary abbreviated form accommodation alphabetic Anglicism antonym antonymous buzzword cognate coinage homonymic homonymy homophonic homophony hypernym productively receptive receptively referent superordinate vocab You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Linguistics: morphology & parts of words |
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