| 释义 |
-le1/(ə)l/suffix forming nouns, esp. 构成名词，尤指 : 1 names of appliances or instruments (handle 手柄; thimble 顶针箍) 工具(或器具)的名称 2 names of animals and plants (beetle 甲虫; thistle 蓟) 动物(或植物)名称 [ultimately from or representing Old English -el etc. from Germanic, with many Indo-European cognates]■ Usage 用法说明 The suffix has ceased to be syllabic in some words, e.g.stile. 后缀 -le 在某些词中已不构成音节，如 stile 。 |