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Affix French Fasten Latin ə'Fiks V.粘上,贴上;在合同上添写某事物;N.词缀 英 V

单词 affix
音标 [ə'fiks]
解释 v.粘上,贴上;在合同上添写某事物;n.词缀
红宝书 【英】 v 粘上,贴上(stick, fasten or attach);在合同上添写某事物( add sth in writing);n.词缀(prefix or suffix )
【记】 af(加强)+fix(固定) →固定上去
字源 affix (v.)
1530s, from Medieval Latin affixare, frequentative of Latin affigere (past participle affixus) "fasten to, attach," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + figere "fasten" (see fix (v.)).
First used by Scottish writers and perhaps from Middle French affixer, a temporarily re-Latinized spelling of Old French afichier (Modern French afficher). Related: Affixed; affixing.
affix (n.)
1610s, from affix (v.).
不择手段背单词 n. 粘上, 贴上 = stick = fasten = attach; 在合同上添写某事物; n 词缀 = prefix前缀 or suffix后缀affix a stamp to the envelope 在信封上贴邮票 to affix my signature to a letter 在信末签上了我的名
【记】af朝向, fix系紧, 固定-贴上
趣味全助记 【记】af 加强 + fix(安装,固定)→安装上去
【相关】prefix 贴在前面的→前缀,postfix,suffix 后缀

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