an

an /ən; strong æn/ S1 W1 indefinite article , determiner → and, un, the, n n

XXused when the following word begins with a vowel sound 一（个）〔用于以元音开头的单词前〕 → a

an orange

一个橘子

an X-ray

一次X光检查

1. XXthe form used for a before a vowel sound 〔用于以元音开头的单词前，相当于a-〕

2 NOT HAVEnot 无，没有 SYN without

anarchy (=without government)

无政府状态

anoxia (=a condition caused by lack of oxygen)

缺氧

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-an /ən/ (also -ean, -ian) suffix

1 [in adjectives and nouns]XX someone or something of, from, or connected with a particular thing, place, or person 与…有关的；与…有关的人[物]

suburban

郊区的

Jamesian

詹姆斯的

2 [in nouns]XX someone skilled in or studying a particular subject 精通[研究]…的人

a historian (=someone who studies history)

历史学家

Examples from the Corpus

-an• a Republican• an American• Appalachian music• Lutheran theology• suburban housing• the Roman Empire

Origin -an

Old French -en, from Latin -anus

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