infix

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈfɪks/|/ˈɪnfɪks/    美 /ɪnˈfɪks/|/ˈɪnfɪks/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacation.
    — I am not pleased with one or two of the noun cases (they are too similar to others) and I want to change the way that the Focus category (see Section 3.5 of the grammar) is manifested (using word-order instead of an infix or other phonological marker). All in all, the language is structured almost exactly as I wanted.
  2. A prefix that is not at the beginning of a word, such as the con- of reconcile, or a suffix that is not at the end of a word, such as the -al of nationality.
    — The infix position contains (pronominal) object markers, showing agreement with the object(s), which might be one or more noun phrases following the verb, or a foregoing or previously mentioned object marking.
  3. A prefix that always occurs in the position immediately before the verb root, and which may in turn be preceded by other prefixes. dated
  4. Synonym of interfix. proscribed
动词 v.
  1. To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. archaic,transitive
    — to infix a sting, spear, or dart
  2. To instill. transitive
  3. To insert a morpheme inside an existing word. transitive

词形变化

infixes present,singular,third-person infixing participle,present infixed participle,past infixed past infixes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
infixal infixation infixion infix notation infix operator
相关词
anastomosis postfix

词源

词源 1
Back-formation from Middle English infixed (“stuck in”), from Latin infixus, past participle of infigō (“to fasten in”).
词源 2
Back-formation from Middle English infixed (“stuck in”), from Latin infixus, past participle of infigō (“to fasten in”).
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