forming verbs ［构成动词］
1
- (from adjectives) denoting the development, creation, or intensification of a state［加在形容词之后］表示“发展”、“创造”或“状态的加剧”：
widen
deepen
loosen.
2
- from nouns (such as strengthen from strength )加在名词之后, 如由 strength 构成 strengthen。
词源
Old English -nian, of Germanic origin.
(亦作 -n) forming adjectives from nouns ［加在名词之后构成形容词］
1
- made or consisting of表示“由…制成”; “由…构成”：
earthen
woollen.
2
- resembling表示“与…相似的”：
golden
silvern.
词源
Old English, of Germanic origin.
(亦作 -n)
forming past participles of strong verbs ［构成强变格动词的过去分词］
1
- as a regular inflection［作为规则的屈折成分］：
spoken.
2
- as an adjective［作为形容词］：
mistaken
torn.
2.1
- often with a restricted adjectival sense［常带有限制性形容词的意思］：
drunken.
词源
Old English, of Germanic origin.
- forming the plural of a few nouns such as children, oxen构成某些名词的复数, 如 children, oxen。
词源
Middle English reduction of the earlier suffix -an.
- forming diminutives of nouns (such as chicken, maiden )附在名词后构成指小词, 如 chicken, maiden。
词源
Old English, of Germanic origin.