| 释义 |
-ous/əs/suffix 1 forming adjectives meaning ‘abounding in, characterized by, of the nature of’ (envious 嫉妒的; glorious 光荣的; mountainous 多山的； poisonous 恶毒的) 构成形容词，表示“多…的”；“以…为特性的”；“具有…本质的” 2 Chem. denoting a state of lower valence than the corresponding word in -ic (ferrous 亚铁的) 【化】(表示相应 -ic 结尾词的低价状态)亚…的 □ -ously suffix forming adverbs 构成副词 □ -ousness suffix forming nouns 构成名词 [from or suggested by Anglo-French -ous, Old French -eus, from Latin -osus] |