-ics

短语

suf. [构成名词后缀]; [通常用作单数]表示...学,...术,...研究：linguistics,physics; 常用作复数表示性质,特征：atmospherics; [常用作单数]表示体系,系统：architectonics; 常用作复数表示实践,活动：acrobatics,histrionics

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    Forms nouns referring to activities.

    不可数

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics From -ic (“related or pertaining to”), with usage in the plural in imitation of the Latin and Greek usage.

来源：wiktionary