-est

短语

构成形容词和副词的最高级)

发音

UK /ɪst/
其它
US /ɪst/
AU /əst/

别名

-'st -st

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

    最

    longest, biggest, fastest, motliest

  2. 1.

    Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)

    古体 方言

    goest, makest, wentest, madest

词源

From Middle English -est, from Old English -est, -ost, from Proto-West Germanic *-ist, *-ōst, from Proto-Germanic *-istaz, *-ōstaz, related to comparative -er. Cognate of Afrikaans -ste, Dutch -st, German -(e)st, Danish -(e)st, Swedish -(a)st. Via PIE cognate with Ancient Greek -ιστος (-istos), see Pleistocene, protist.

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