after-

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中文释义

英文释义

前缀
  1. With contrary, subordinate, or remote effect, denoting hindrance, setback, inferiority, etc. idiomatic,morpheme,rare
    — after- + deal → afterdeal
  2. With adverbial or adjectival effect, forming compound words indicating something that comes afterwards in spacial position. morpheme
    — after- + deck → afterdeck
  3. With prepositional effect, forming compound words denoting something which follows the second element of the compound, and is less intense or significant. morpheme
    — after- + glow → afterglow
  4. With prepositional effect, forming compound words denoting follows and is a result of the second element of the compound. morpheme
    — after- + birth → afterbirth

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros
Proto-Germanic *after
Old English æfter
Middle English after
English after
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Old English æfter
Old English æfter-
Middle English after-
English after-
From after (adverb and preposition), and also continuing Middle English after-, efter-, æfter-, from Old English æfter- (“after, behind, against”). Cognate with Scots efter-, West Frisian efter-, Dutch achter-, German after-, Swedish efter-. More at after.
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