-ment
/mənt/suffix
1
- forming nouns expressing the means or result of an action构成名词表示“手段”, “结果”：
curtailment
excitement
treatment.
2
- forming nouns from adjectives (such as merriment from merry)［加在形容词后构成名词, 如由merry构成merriment］。
词源
from French, or from Latin -mentum.