-ie

短语

suf. [构成名词] 表示：小,小而可爱：beautie; 属于...类型的人(或物), 有...性质的人(或物)：bookie; 与...有关的人(或物)：townie

发音

AU /-iː/
IN /-iː/
NZ /-iː/
UK /-iː/
CA /-i/
US /-i/
SCOT /-i/

别名

-ee -ey

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.

    dear → dearie

    sweet → sweetie

    smile → smilie (also smiley)

    Catherine → Cathie (also Cathi, Cathy); Katherine → Kathie (also Kathi, Kathy)

    Bill → Billie (also Billi, Billy)

  2. 2.

    Forming feminine or gender-neutral forms of given names.

    Jesse → Jessie

    Bill → Billie

    James → Jamie

  3. 3.

    Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person or thing associated with suffixed noun or verb.

    bike → bikie

    fridge → fridgie (“fridge magnet”)

    road → roadie

    surf → surfie

    town → townie

  4. 4.

    Forming nouns relative to an adjective.

    slow → slowie

    small → smallie

    tough → toughie

  5. 5.

    Forming colloquial interjections or phrases.

    alright → alrightie

    eww → ewwie

    good → goodie

    oops → oopsie

    ow → owie

  6. 1.

    Alternative spelling of -y (adjectival suffix).

    古体

    hug → huggie

  7. 1.

    A photograph, especially a selfie.

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie Variant spelling of -y (nominal suffix).

来源：wiktionary