suffix
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suf·fix /ˈsʌfɪks/ noun [countableC] SLAa letter or letters added to the end of a word to form a new word, such as ‘ness’ in ‘kindness’ or ‘ly’ in ‘suddenly’ 后缀,词尾〔如 kindness 中的 ness 或 suddenly 中的 ly〕 → affix, prefix Origin suffix (1600-1700) Modern Latin suffixum, from
Latin suffigere “to fasten beneath”, from
sub- (
→ SUB-) +
figere “to fasten”