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    -ish

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Nationality & race
    -ish /ɪʃ/ suffix  1  [in nouns]SAN the people or language of a particular country or place 〔某国或某地的〕人；语言 Are the British unfriendly? 英国人不友善吗？ learning to speak Turkish 学说土耳其语 She’s Swedish. 她是瑞典人。2  [in adjectives]SAN of a particular place 某地方的 Spanish food (=from Spain) 西班牙食品3  [in adjectives]TYPICAL typical of or like a particular type of person 属于[类似]某类人的 foolish behaviour (=typical of a fool) 愚蠢的行为 Don’t be so childish! (=do not behave like a child) 别这么孩子气！ snobbish 势利的4  [in adjectives]DISAPPROVE the ending of some adjectives that show disapproval 〔作为一些形容词的后缀表示贬义〕 selfish 自私的5  [in adjectives]SMALL rather 有点，颇 SYN quite youngish (=not very young, but not old either) 还算年轻的 tallish 略高的 reddish hair 淡红色的头发6  [in adjectives] spokenAPPROXIMATELY approximately 大约，大致 We’ll expect you around eightish (=at about eight o'clock). 我们希望你8点左右来。 He’s fortyish (=about 40 years old). 他40岁左右。
    Examples from the Corpus
    -ish• childish• foolish behavior• Jewish traditions• the Amish people• the British    Origin -ish Old English -isc
    -ish suffixChinese
    Corpus a or particular people of language the


    -ish
    -ish /ɪʃ/ suffix
     Language: Old English
     Origin: -isc
    1. [in nouns] the people or language of a particular country or place:
        Are the British unfriendly?
        learning to speak Turkish
        She’s Swedish.
    2. [in adjectives] of a particular place:
        Spanish food (=from Spain)
    3. [in adjectives] typical of or like a particular type of person:
        foolish behaviour (=typical of a fool)
        Don’t be so childish! (=do not behave like a child)
        snobbish
    4. [in adjectives] the ending of some adjectives that show disapproval:
        selfish
    5. [in adjectives] rather
       SYN  quite:
        youngish (=not very young, but not old either)
        tallish
        reddish hair
    6. [in adjectives] spoken approximately:
        We’ll expect you eightish (=at about 8 o'clock).
        He’s fortyish (=about 40 years old).


    🔑 -ish suffix (in adjectives 构成形容词) 🔑 from the country mentioned …国家的◆Turkish土耳其的◆Irish爱尔兰的🔑 (sometimes disapproving) having the nature of; like 有…性质的；像…似的◆childish孩子气的🔑 fairly; approximately 有点…的；近乎…的◆reddish略呈红色的◆thirtyish三十左右<titled tranID="15" status="1">valuable</titled>precious ◇ priceless ◇ irreplaceable

    These words all describe sth that is worth a lot of money or very important to sb. 以上各词均用以形容物品值钱、宝贵。

    • valuable worth a lot of money 指值钱的、贵重的：◆The thieves took three pieces of valuable jewellery. 窃贼盗走了三件贵重的首饰。
    • precious rare and worth a lot of money; loved or valued very much 指珍稀的、珍贵的、宝贵的：◆a precious Chinese vase, valued at half a million pounds 价值 50 万英镑的稀世中国花瓶◆precious memories of our time together 我们共度时光的珍贵回忆
    • priceless extremely valuable; loved or valued very much 指无价的、极珍贵的、极宝贵的：◆a priceless collection of antiques 价值连城的古文物收藏
    • irreplaceable too valuable or special to be replaced 指因贵重或独特而不能替代的

    Patterns

    • valuable/precious/priceless/irreplaceable possessions
    • valuable/precious/priceless antiques/jewels/jewellery
    ▸ -ishly (in adverbs 构成副词) ◆foolishly傻里傻气地