| 释义 |
-ery /əri/ (also -ry) suffix [in nouns] 1 SITUATIONa quality or condition 特性；状态 bravery (=the quality of being brave) 勇气 slavery (=the condition of being a slave) 奴隶身份2 COLLECTthings of a particular kind 某类事物 machinery (=different types of machines) 机械 all her finery (=beautiful clothes) 她所有的华丽衣服3 PLACEa place where a particular activity happens 场所 a bakery (=where bread is baked) 面包房 an oil refinery 炼油厂Examples from the Corpus-ery• a fish hatchery• her finery• modern machineryOrigin -ery Old French -ier “-er” + ie “-y”-ery suffixChinese condition a quality or Corpus |