-ic

短语

[医]〔后缀〕意为属于…的, 有…特性的。例如acidic（酸性的）

发音

CA /ɪk/
US /ɪk/
AU /ɪk/
UK /ɪk/
SCOT /ɪk/
NZ /ək/

词形变化

more -ic 比较级 most -ic 最高级

别名

-ick

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.

    Cyril + -ic → Cyrillic

    acid + -ic → acidic

  2. 2.

    Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).

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词源

From Middle English -ik, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos, formed with the i-stem suffix *-i- and the adjectival suffix *-kos, *-ḱos. Compare Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós), Sanskrit -इक (-ika) and Old Church Slavonic -ъкъ (-ŭkŭ). Doublet of -y; compare also -ac. Proto-Indo-European *-kos on noun stems carried the meaning 'characteristic of, like, typical, pertaining to', and on adjectival stems it acted emphatically.

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