-ent

后缀
中文释义
发音 ənt

英文释义

后缀
  1. Causing, doing, or promoting a certain action. morpheme
    — absorbent, efficient
  2. One that causes, does, or promotes a certain action. morpheme
    — agent, deterrent

词源

From Middle English -ent, also -ant, -aunt, etc., from Old French -ent and its source Latin -ēns (accusative singular -entem), suffix of present participles of verbs in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th conjugations.
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