| 释义 |
back-formationBrE /ˈbæk fɔːmeɪʃn/NAmE /ˈbæk fɔːrmeɪʃn/ noun [U, C] (linguistics 语言学) a word formed by removing or changing the end of a word that already exists. For example, commentate is a back-formation from commentator 逆构词法（将已存在的词通过去除或改变其后缀构成新词。如 commentate 由 commentator 一词逆构而成） |