-genic

短语

[医]〔词尾〕产生, 生产

发音

/-ˈdʒɛ.nɪk/

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.

    carcino- + -genic → carcinogenic (“tending to cause cancer”)

  2. 2.

    Forms adjectives relating to things produced or generated by something.

    bacterio- + -genic → bacteriogenic (“caused by bacteria”)

  3. 3.

    Forms adjectives relating to things suitable to be produced or reproduced.

    tele- + -genic → telegenic (“attractive to television viewers”)

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic Borrowed either from French -gène or directly from its etymological source, Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “offspring; kind”), with -ic. Compare -gen.

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