Định Nghĩa và Ý Nghĩa của "affix"

to affix

ĐỘNG TỪ

gắn, đính

to attach or fasten something to another object or surface

Example

She affixes a stamp to each envelope before mailing the letters.

He affixed the sign to the door with screws yesterday.

Tomorrow, the workers will affix the new nameplate to the office door.

gắn, thêm

add to the very end

gắn vào, đính kèm

attach or become attached to a stem word

Affix

DANH TỪ

hậu tố, tiền tố/hậu tố

(grammar) a letter or group of letters added to the end or beginning of a word to change its meaning

What is an "affix"?

An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a base word or root to modify its meaning or create a new word. Affixes can be added to the beginning of a word, known as a prefix, or to the end, known as a suffix. There are also infixes, which are inserted within a word, and circumfixes, which are added around a word. For example, in the word "unhappiness", the prefix "un-" and the suffix "-ness" are both affixes that alter the meaning of the root word "happy". Affixes are essential for word formation and help expand vocabulary in many languages.

Example

English grammar includes prefixes and suffixes as types of affixes.

Learning affixes helps in understanding the etymology of words.

The teacher explained the function of affixes in various languages.