-ery
/ərɪ/(亦作 -ry)
suffix
forming nouns ［构成名词］
1
- denoting a class or kind表示“种类”：
confectionery
greenery.
2
- denoting an occupation, a state, a condition, or behaviour表示“职业”, “状态”, “行为”：
archery
bravery
slavery.
2.1
- with depreciatory reference表示蔑视性的指称：
knavery
tomfoolery.
3
- denoting a place set aside for an activity or a grouping of things, animals, etc.表示“场所”：
orangery
rookery.
词源
from French -erie, based on Latin -arius and -ator.