词汇 | libfix |
释义 | libfix noun[ C ] language specializeduk /ˈlɪb.fɪks/ us /ˈlɪb.fɪks/ an affix(= a letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to make a new word) that comes from part of another word and has more meaning than some other types of affixes: libfix词缀 An example of a libfix is -cation (from vacation) in words like staycation and daycation.libfix词缀的一个例子是在像“staycation”和“daycation”这些词中的(来自于“vocation”的)“-cation”。 The linguist Arnold Zwicky coined the term libfix.语言学家阿诺德·兹威基创造了“libfix“这个术语。 -aholic is an example of what Arnold Zwicky terms a libfix. Some libfixes have become very productive, for example -gate (from Watergate), now attached to almost anything scandalous. Linguistics: morphology & parts of words -athon affix affixation agglutinate agglutinative analytic contraction interfix ion ism monomorphemic monosyllabic morpheme morphological suffix syllabify synthetic that'd that'll that's |
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