-ent
/ent/suffix
1
- (forming adjectives) denoting an occurrence of action［构成形容词］表示“动作的发生”：
refluent.
1.1
- denoting a state表示“状态”：
convenient.
2
- (forming nouns) denoting an agent构成名词表示“起作用的人（或物）”：
coefficient.
词源
from French, or from the Latin present participial verb stem -ent- （see also -ANT）.