-dom

短语

（表示状况或状态）

发音

US /-dəm/
UK /-dɒm/
其它
US /-dɑm/
UK /-dəm/

词形变化

-doms 复数

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of the root word.

    可数 不可数

    boredom, freedom, martyrdom, stardom

  2. 2.

    Forms nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the root word.

    可数 不可数

    Christendom, fiefdom, kingdom, Saxondom

  3. 3.

    Forms nouns — usually nonce words — denoting the set of all examples of the suffixed word.

    可数 不可数

    catdom, dogdom, furrydom, gothdom, wingdom

  4. 4.

    Forms nouns denoting the fandom of the suffixed word.

    可数 俚语 不可数

    Potterdom, stfdom

  5. 1.

    Forms uncountable nouns denoting a type of domination.

    可数 不可数
  6. 2.

    Forms countable nouns denoting a type of dominator.

    可数 不可数

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom From Middle English -dom, from Old English -dōm (“-dom: state, condition, power, authority, property, right, office, quality”, suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz. Cognate with Scots -dom (“-dom”), North Frisian -dom (“-dom”), West Frisian -dom (“-dom”), Dutch -dom (“-dom”), Low German -dom (“-dom”), German -tum (“-dom”), Danish -dom (“-dom”) -dømme (“-dom”), Swedish -dom (“-dom”) -döme (“-dom”), Norwegian -dom (“-dom”), Icelandic -dómur (“-dom”), Norwegian Bokmål -dømme, Norwegian Nynorsk -døme. Same as Old English dōm (“doom, judgment, sentence, condemnation, ordeal, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law, custom; justice, equity; direction, ruling, governing, command; might, power, supremacy, majesty, glory, magnificence, splendor, reputation, honor, praise, dignity, authority; state, condition”). No relation to English domain or dominion. More at doom.

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