-age
/ɪdʒ/suffix
forming nouns ［构成名词］
1
- denoting an action表示“作用”, “行为”：
leverage
voyage.
1.1
- the product of an action表示“作用或行为的结果”：
spillage
wreckage.
1.2
- a function; a sphere of action表示“功能”, “作用或行为范围”：
homage
peerage.
2
- denoting an aggregate or number of表示“合计”, “数目”：
mileage
percentage.
2.1
- fees payable for; the cost of using表示“费用”：
postage
tonnage.
2.2
- informal denoting a large number of something (typically forming nouns whose plurals are correctly formed with -s)〈非正式〉表示“大量的”（常构成添加-s后便成复数的名词）：
decibelage
kissage.
3
- denoting a place or abode表示“地方”, “住所”：
vicarage
village.
词源
from Old French， based on Latin -aticum, neuter form of the adjectival ending -aticus.