en-

前缀

英文释义

前缀
  1. Forms a transitive verb whose meaning is to make the attached adjective; in, into morpheme
    — embathe, enquire, enlist
  2. Forms a transitive verb whose meaning is to make the attached adjective; on, onto morpheme
    — embark, enplane, enthrone
  3. Forms a transitive verb whose meaning is to make the attached adjective; covered by morpheme
    — enclothe, embalm, enseam
  4. to become morpheme
    — enslave, embetter, engloom
  5. provide with morpheme
    — empower
  6. an intensifier morpheme
    — entangle, enwisen, enhance

词形变化

em- alternative el- alternative

词源

From Middle English en- (“en-, in-”). Originally from Old French en- (also an-), from Latin in- (“in, into”) and Frankish *in-, *int-, *anda-; but also from an alteration of in-, from Middle English in-, from Old English in- (“in, into”), from Proto-Germanic *in (“in”). Both the Latin and the Germanic forms are from Proto-Indo-European *en (“in, into”). Intensive use of Old French en-, an- is due to confluence with Frankish *an- and *in- (intensive prefixes), related to Old English on- and in- (intensive prefixes). More at in-, on-.
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