-man

后缀
中文释义

英文释义

后缀
  1. Someone (possibly implied male) who is an expert in an area or who takes part in an activity. morpheme
    — horse + -man → horseman
  2. Someone (possibly implied male) who is employed or holds a position in an area. morpheme
    — law + -man → lawman
  3. Someone (possibly implied male) who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area. morpheme
    — free + -man → freeman
  4. Someone (possibly implied male) who has a particular nationality. morpheme
    — Scots + -man → Scotsman
  5. A man whose name begins with the preceding letter. morpheme
    — H + -man → H-man (“man whose name starts with H, e.g. Harry”)
  6. A ship which has special characteristics relating to a trade or area. morpheme
    — Guinea + -man → Guineaman (“ship of the West African slave trade”)

词形变化

-men plural -woman feminine

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Middle English man
Middle English -man
English -man
From Middle English -man, from the noun man.
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