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    combining form

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    comˈbining ˌform noun [countable] technical  SLa word that is combined with another word or another combining form to make a new word, for example ‘Anglo’, meaning ‘English’, in the word ‘Anglo-American’ 构词成分〔如Anglo-American中的Anglo〕
    comˈbining ˌform nounChineseSyllable


    combining form
    comˈbining ˌform noun [countable] technical
    a word that is combined with another word or another combining form to make a new word, for example ‘Anglo’, meaning ‘English’, in the word ‘Anglo-American’


    combining formBrE /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ fɔːm/ 🔊NAmE /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ fɔːrm/ 🔊 noun (grammar 语法) a form of a word that can combine with another word or another combining form to make a new word, for example techno- and -phobe in technophobe 构词成分，组合形式（能与另一词或另一构词成分构成新词，如 technophobe 一词中的 techno- 和 -phobe）