| 释义 |
combining formn. Gram. a form of a word used (only) in compounds in combination with another element to form a word (e.g. Anglo- = English in Anglo-Irish, bio- = life in biology, -graphy = writing in biography) 【语法】构词成分(如在 Anglo-Irish 中 Anglo- 表示 English, 在 biology 中 bio- 表示 life, 在 biography 中 -graphy 表示 writing)■ Usage 用法说明 In this dictionary, combining form is used of an element that contributes to the particular sense of words (as with both elements of biography), as distinct from a prefix or suffix that adjusts the sense of or determines the function of words (as with un-, -able, and -ation). 本词典中， combining form 指在单词中有特定意义的构词成分(如 biography 中的 bio- 和 -graphy 两个构词成分)，以区别于改变词义或词性的前缀或后缀(如 un- ， -able 和 -ation) 。 |