词汇 | infix |
释义 | infix noun[ C ] uk /ˈɪn.fɪks/ us /ˈɪn.fɪks/ language specialized a letter or group of letters added in the middle of a word to make a new word, especially a letter or letters that always have a particular meaning when used like this: Affixes are classified as prefixes, infixes, and suffixes, according to their position in the word: at the beginning, middle or end. Some languages have infixes, which are inserted within a word. Compare affix interfix prefix suffix Intensifying adjectives such as "flipping" and other, more vulgar, words can be used playfully as infixes, as in "un-flipping-believable". Spanish has a diminutive "-it-" infix, as in Maurita for Maura or Pablito for Pablo. The researchers found that children acquiring these languages found suffixes the easiest to master, prefixes a little harder, and infixes the hardest of all. Linguistics: morphology & parts of words -athon affix affixation agglutinate agglutinative analytic contraction ion ism libfix monomorphemic monosyllabic morpheme morphological suffix syllabify synthetic that'd that'll that's infix verb[ Tusually passive ] uk /ˈɪn.fɪks/ us /ˈɪn.fɪks/ language specialized to add a letter or group of letters in the middle of a word to make a new word: The applicative morpheme in Bantu languages is generally infixed toward the end of the verb stem. A popular infixed word is "damn" in such examples as "fan-damn-tastic". In Japanese, case markers, conjunctions and so on are affixed and infixed to content words. English allows for infixing intensifiers as in "abso-blooming-lutely". For the study, participants are given a pseudo-word (written or spoken), and asked to insert a slash or a pause or to infix some element in a place that seems natural. Linguistics: morphology & parts of words -athon affix affixation agglutinate agglutinative analytic contraction ion ism libfix monomorphemic monosyllabic morpheme morphological suffix syllabify synthetic that'd that'll that's |
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