| 释义 |
-ness /nəs/ suffix [in nouns] CONDITION/STATE OF somethingused to form nouns from adjectives 〔用于把形容词变成名词〕 loudness 响度 sadness 悲伤Examples from the Corpus-ness• warm-heartednessOrigin -ness Old English -nes-ness suffixChinese form used from to Corpus adjectives nouns |