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单词 -i
释义
forming the plural [构成复数]
1
of nouns adopted from Latin ending in -us
构成来自拉丁语、结尾为-us的名词的复数

foci

timpani.

2
of nouns adopted from Italian ending in -e or -o
构成来自意大利语、结尾为-e 或-o的名词的复数

dilettanti.

USAGE
Many nouns derived from a foreign language retain their foreign plural, at least when they first enter English and particularly if they belong to a specialist field. Over time, though, it is quite normal for a word in general use to acquire a regular English plural. This may coexist with the foreign plural (e.g. cactus, plural cacti or cactuses) or it may actually oust a foreign plural. Note that not all Latin words ending in -us have a plural that ends in -i: for example, the Latin word apparatus is unchanged in the plural.

-i2

/aɪ/
forming adjectives from names of countries or regions in the Near or Middle East
[构成近东或中东地区、国家名称的形容词]:

Azerbaijani

Pakistani.

词源
from Semitic and Indo-Iranian adjectival endings.
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