| 单词 | affix |
| 释义 | af·fix1 /əˈfɪks/ verb [transitive] formalATTACH to fasten or stick something to something else 使固定；黏上，贴上affix something to something A label must be affixed to all parcels. 所有的包裹都必须贴上标签。n Grammar Affix is often passive.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusaffix• There he will create a towering bronze armature to which various body parts, heroic in size, will be affixed.• The rustic studio door is marked with a pin affixing a card.• The report listed numerous threats to the general fund but did not affix dollar amounts to possible losses.• Maskelyne argued, then acceded that they were by all appearances in perfect order, and affixed his signature.• He also affixed them to mirrors, which gave a different dimension to his work.• Arc lights affixed to a low equipment building throw harsh shadows across her face.• The names of 934 journalists, dating back to 1812, are printed on tinted-glass panels affixed to a spiral steel frame.• Have we become the Huxleyan mob irretrievably affixed to the tube and addicted to its terror and its trivia?Related topics: Grammaraf·fix2 /ˈæfɪks/ noun [countable] SLGa group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning or use, such as ‘un-’, ‘mis-’, ‘-ness’, or ‘-ly’ 词缀 → prefix1(1), suffixExamples from the Corpusaffix• Each time an affix is removed the remaining stem must be checked to determine whether it is a valid word.• The selection of a particular planning frame commits the speaker to using certain function words and affixes and not others.• Separate drills need to be set up for each noun class to learn its associated affixes.• In addition to whole words, the closed class also contains affixes.• These often show a dissociation between the stem of a lexical item and its affix.• Some method is then used to derive the syntactic representation for the derivative form from combining the root form and the affix.• At least two problems exist for using affix stripping as a morphological technique.• Instead, there would be a set of lexical rules indicating which affix had to be added to produce each inflected form.Origin affix1 (1500-1600) Medieval Latin affixare, from Latin affigere, from ad- “to” + figere “to fasten”af·fix1 verb →n GRAMMAR1af·fix2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable or Corpus something fasten something stick to to |
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