-worthy

短语

suf. [构成形容词]表示：“值得…的”,“该…的”：praiseworthy,“适于…的”,“易于…的”：roadworthy

词形变化

more -worthy 比较级 most -worthy 最高级

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Of sufficient worth for; deserving of.

    creditworthy, respectworthy

  2. 2.

    Suitable or safe for; capable of enduring or able to bear; able to withstand.

    airworthy; seaworthy; lifeworthy; crashworthy; stormworthy

  3. 3.

    Able to be; fit to be; -able.

  4. 4.

    Having the right, power, permission, or freedom to.

词源

Partly from worthy (combining form), and partly continuing Middle English -wurthe (“-able”), from Old English -wierþe (“-able”), from Proto-West Germanic -*wirþī, from Proto-West Germanic *wirþī, from Proto-Germanic *wirþijaz (“worthy”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Dutch -waardig (“-worthy”), German -würdig (“-worthy”).

来源：wiktionary