Affix



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v 粘上, 贴上; 在合同上添写某事物 n.词缀
• ［英］ v 粘上, 贴上 (to stick, fasten or attach) ; 在合同上添写某事物 (toadd sth in writing) ; n.词缀 ( prefix or suffix )
• ［记］ af ( 加强) +fix ( 固定) -> 固定上去

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb

• Etymology: Latin affixus, past participle of affigere to fasten to, from ad- + figere to fasten — more at fix
• Date: 1533
• 1. to attach physically affix a stamp to a letter
• 2. to attach in any way ; add, append affix a signature to a document
• 3. impress affixed my seal
• Synonyms: see fasten
• • affixable adjective
• • affixation noun
• • affixment noun

II. noun

• Date: 1612
• 1. one or more sounds or letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning or end of a word, base, or phrase or inserted within a word or base and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form
• 2. appendage
• • affixal or affixial adjective

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