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词根词缀:-ish

【来源及含义】Old English: a suffix meaning, characteristic of, like, tending to; of or relating to, from; somewhat, approximately; or a verb ending

【相关描述】A suffix used to form adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It refers to "relation, resemblance, similarity", and sometimes has a diminutive force; such as, "selfish, boyish, brutish; whitish, somewhat white".

A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of French origin; such as, "abolish, cherish, finish, furnish, garnish", and "impoverish".

【同源单词】abolish, accomplish, acutish, admonish, anguish, anguish

词根词缀:sori-; shrew

【来源及含义】Latin: shrew, shrews

【相关描述】In English, the word "shrew" is also used to describe a woman with a violent, scolding, or nagging temperament.

【相关词根词缀】 Other related "shrew" units:
Shrews: A Variety of Shrew Species. Knowledge: Animals, Elephant Shrews.

【同源单词】Glossophaga soricina, shrew, shrewd, shrewdly, shrewdness, shrewish