Affixとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (noun) IPA: /ˈæf.ɪks/
• (verb) IPA: /əˈfɪks/
• 韻: -ɪks

名詞

affix (plural affixes)

1. (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.

   Synonym: afformative

   Antonym: nonaffix

   Hypernyms: formative, formant, formans

   Hyponyms: adfix, prefix, suffix, infix, circumfix, suprafix, postfix

   • 2020 March 14, Lindsay del Valle, “36 Spanish Prefixes That Will Increase Your Vocabulary Times 100!”, in Homeschool Spanish Academy‎:

     A prefix is an affix that joins to the beginning of another word. Depending on the prefix, it can slightly or significantly alter the meaning of a word. For example, the English prefix “un-” changes a word into its opposite, as from “do” to “undo,” altering its meaning entirely.

2. (now uncommon) That which is affixed; an appendage.

   Synonyms: addition, supplement; see also Thesaurus:adjunct

3. (mathematics) The complex number ${\displaystyle a+bi}$ associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates ${\displaystyle (a,b)}$.
4. (decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.

等位語

• clitic

派生語

動詞

affix (third-person singular simple present affixes, present participle affixing, simple past and past participle affixed)

1. (transitive) To attach.

   Synonyms: join, put together, unite; see also Thesaurus:join

   to affix a stigma to a person

   to affix ridicule or blame to somebody

   • 1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC:

     Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food […]

2. (transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.

   to affix a syllable to a word

   to affix a seal to an instrument

   to affix one’s name to a writing

3. (transitive) To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.

   eyes affixed upon the ground

   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, An Hymn of Heavenly Beauty:

     Look thou no further, but affix thine eye/On that bright, shiny, round, still moving mass,/The house of blessed gods, which men call sky,/All sow'd with glist'ring stars more thick than grass...

派生語

Further reading

• affix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “affix”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.