combining form
noun
- Grammar a form of a word normally used in compounds in combination with another element to form a word (e.g. Anglo- 'English' in Anglo-Irish, bio- 'life' in biology, -graphy 'writing' in biography)【语法】组合语素（例如Anglo-Irish中Anglo-意为“英格兰的”, biology 中bio-意为“生命”, biography 中-graphy 意为“著述”）。
USAGE
In this dictionary, combining form is used to denote an element that contributes to the particular sense of words （as with bio- and -graphy in biography）, as distinct from a prefix or suffix that adjusts the sense of or determines the function of words （as with un-, -able, and -ation）.