-ation

短语

——见 -ion

发音

CA /ˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
US /ˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
UK /ˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
AU /ˈæɪ̯.ʃən/
NZ /ˈæɪ̯.ʃən/
SCOT /ˈe.ʃən/
IN /ˈeː.ʃon/

词形变化

-ations 复数 -ations

别名

⠠⠝

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    An action or process.

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    sediment + -ation → sedimentation

  2. 2.

    The result of an action or process.

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    found + -ation → foundation

  3. 3.

    A state or quality.

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    color + -ation → coloration

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation Inherited from Middle English -acioun, borrowed from Old French -ation, a learned borrowing from Latin -ātiō, from -tiō, from Proto-Italic *-tjō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis. By surface analysis, -ate + -ion.

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