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| 1 | used with the names of places to make adjectives and nouns meaning relating to a particular place or describing someone who comes from a particular place （与地名连用构成形容词和名词）表示“…地方的，…地方人的” | Swedish 瑞典的 | | the Irish 爱尔兰人 | |
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| 2 | used with some nouns to make adjectives describing a quality that someone or something has （与某些名词连用构成形容词）表示“…性质的，似…的，…一样的” | an impish grin 顽童似的咧嘴一笑 | | childish behaviour 孩子气的行为 | |
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| 3 | used with many adjectives to make other adjectives meaning slightly or fairly （与许多形容词连用构成新的形容词）表示“稍微…的，颇…的，有点儿…的” | a bluish tint 淡蓝的色调 | |
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| 4 | used with many numbers to make adverbs meaning approximately （与许多数字连用构成副词）表示“大约…，…前后，…左右” | We’ ll have lunch around one-ish. 我们会在1点左右吃午饭。 | | ‘How old is she?’ ‘I don’ t know. Fortyish, I guess.’ “她多大年纪？”“不知道，我猜大约有40岁。” | |
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