-ware

短语

发音

/-wɛ(ə)/
/-wɛɹ/

词形变化

-wares 复数

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made from a particular substance.

    可数 不可数

    glass + -ware → glassware

  2. 2.

    Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made in a particular place.

    可数 不可数

    Abruzzi + -ware → Abruzzi ware

  3. 3.

    Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items of a particular kind or for a particular use.

    可数 不可数

    gift + -ware → giftware

  4. 1.

    Used to form mass nouns denoting specific classes of computer software, based on use, function, or method of distribution.

    不可数 计算机 工程 数学

词源

From Middle English ware, from Old English waru, from Proto-West Germanic *waru, from Proto-Germanic *warō, with meaning gradually shifting from guard, protection to an object that is in possession, hence meriting attention, guarded, cared for, and protected.

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