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单词 -i
释义

-i1

suffixiʌɪ
  • 1Forming the plural 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
  • 2Forming the plural of nouns adopted from Italian ending in -e or -o.

    构成来自拉丁语、结尾为-us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

suffix
  • 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

Origin

From Semitic and Indo-Iranian adjectival endings.

-i1

suffix
  • 1Forming the plural 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
  • 2Forming the plural of nouns adopted from Italian ending in -e or -o.

    构成来自拉丁语、结尾为-us的名词的复数

    dilettanti

Usage

The suffix -i is one of several suffixes in the English language that form foreign plurals (-a and -ae are two others). 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

suffix
  • 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

Origin

From Semitic and Indo-Iranian adjectival endings.

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