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- (forming adjectives) belonging to; resembling in nature［构成形容词］表示“（属于）…的”, “（性质）类似…的”：
Alpine
asinine
canine.
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- forming adjectives from the names of genera (such as bovine from the genus Bos) or from the names of subfamilies (such as colubrine from the subfamily Colubrinae)［用以构成属名的形容词, 如构成Bos的形容词bovine］表示“…属的”, ［用以构成亚科名的形容词, 如构成Colubrinae的形容词colubrine］“…亚科的”。
词源
from French -in, -ine, or from Latin -inus.
- forming adjectives from the names of minerals, plants, etc.［构成矿物、植物等名称的形容词, 如crystaline和hyacinthine］。
词源
from Latin -inus, from Greek -inos.
- forming feminine nouns such as heroine, margravine构成阴性名词, 如heroine, margravine。
词源
from French, via Latin -ina from Greek -inē, or from German -in.
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- forming chiefly abstract nouns and diminutives such as doctrine, medicine, figurine［主要构成抽象名词和指小词, 如doctrine, medicine, figurine］。
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- Chemistry forming names of alkaloids, halogens, amines, amino acids, and other substances【化】构成生物碱、卤素、胺、氨基酸等物质的名称：
cocaine
chlorine
thymine.
词源
from French, from the Latin feminine form -ina.