-i-

短语

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    A vowel inserted interconsonantally between morphemes of Latinate origin in order to ease pronunciation (an anaptyxis, a linking vowel).

  2. 1.

    A monoclonal antibody derived from a non-human primate source.

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  3. 1.

    A spelling variant of a word-final -y vowel when followed by a suffix that does not begin with an i, for example -ied, -ier, -iest.

    happiness (happy + -ness)

    penniless (penny + -less)

    beautiful (beauty + -ful)

  4. 2.

    In compound words, a spelling variant of a final or suffixed -y vowel in the first word.

    pantiliner (panty + liner)

    dutibound (duty + bound)

词源

From Latin -i-.

来源:wiktionary