-ance

短语

suf. 性质,状况：annoyance, importance; 表示程度,总量：conductance; 行动,行为,过程：performance, utterance

发音

/-əns/

词形变化

-ances 复数 -ances

别名

-ence ⠨⠑

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb.

    可数 不可数

    ally + -ance → alliance

    perform + -ance → performance

    reluct + -ance → reluctance

  2. 2.

    Added to a verb to form a noun indicating a process or action.

    可数 不可数

    appear + -ance → appearance

    resist + -ance → resistance

词源

From Middle English -aunce, -ance, from Anglo-Norman -aunce and continental Old French -ance, from Latin -antia, -entia.

来源：wiktionary