-s-

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英文释义

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  1. Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s. morpheme
    — hogshead, kingsman, yearsworth, jobsworth, womenswear, craftsperson

词源

From Middle English -s, -es, from Old English -es (“-'s”, masculine and neuter genitive singular ending), which survives in many old compounds. In more recent coinage, from contraction of the derived clitic -'s in compounds. For more, see -'s.
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