| 释义 |
-ery/əri/suffix (also 亦作 -ry /-ri/) forming nouns denoting 构成名词，表示 : 1 a class or kind (greenery 绿树; machinery 机械; citizenry 市民) 类、种 2 an occupation or employment; a state, condition, or behaviour (archery 射箭; slavery 奴隶身份; bravery 勇敢) 职业、状态或行为 3 a place set aside for an activity or characterized by a gathering together of things, animals, etc. (brewery 啤酒厂; orangery 柑橘园) 做…的地方；…的集结地 4 often derog. all that has to do with (knavery 不道德行为; popery (罗马)天主教; tomfoolery 愚蠢举动) [常贬]与…有关的全部事物 [Middle English, from or suggested by French -erie, -ere, ultimately from Latin -ario-, -ator] |