后缀：-ancy [名词后缀]

构成抽象名词，表示状态、情况、性质、行为、与-ance同。许多词具有-ance与-ancy两种后缀形式

expectancy 期待，期望

occupancy 占有，占用

luxuriancy 奢华，华丽

conservancy 保护，管理

buoyancy 浮力

brilliancy 光辉

compliancy 依从，服从

constancy 经久不变

militancy 交战，战事

elegancy 优美，高雅

词根词缀：serv-, -serve

【来源及含义】Latin: servare, to watch, to keep safe, to protect, to maintain; to preserve

【相关描述】Don't confuse this serv-, -serve with another Latin serv- which means "servant" or "slave".

【同源单词】archaeological conservancy, Arte conservatus, astronomical observatory, behavioral observation audiometry, conservation, conservation