-ferous

短语

[医]〔后缀〕意为产生, 生育

发音

/-fəɹəs/

别名

-iferous

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “bearing an entity or entities as specified by the noun”.

    flagellum + -i- + -ferous → flagelliferous (“bearing a flagellum”)

    flos, floris + -i- + -ferous → floriferous (“bearing flowers”)

  2. 2.

    Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “producing a material as specified by the noun”.

    nectar + -i- + -ferous → nectariferous (“producing nectar”)

  3. 3.

    Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “containing a material as specified by the noun”.

    nickel + -i- + -ferous → nickeliferous (“containing nickel”)

    cadmium + -i- + -ferous → cadmiferous (“containing cadmium”)

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous From Latin ferō (“to bear”) + -ous.

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