| 释义 |
-ance/(ə)ns/suffix forming nouns expressing 构成名词，表示 : 1 a quality or state or an instance of one (arrogance 傲慢; protuberance 隆起; relevance 相关性; resemblance 类似) 特征、状态或事例 2 an action (assistance 协助; furtherance 促进; penance 忏悔) 动作 [from or on the pattern of French -ance, from Latin -antia, -entia (cf. -ENCE), from pres. part. stem -ant-, -ent-] |