-ibly
Related Word
- -ably
adverb suffix
⇨ see -able
- forming adverbs corresponding to adjectives ending in -ible (such as audibly corresponding to audible)[由以-ible结尾的形容词构成相应副词, 如由audible构成audibly]表示“可(被)…地”。
see -able
-ibly-ably
Suffix
- Used to form adverbs corresponding to adjectives that end in -ible.
- audible → audibly
Etymology
Euphonic blend of -ible + -ly, due to difficulty of pronouncing *-iblely. Compare same sound change in unrelated feebly, nimbly, and nobly.
Usage notes
As with -ably, generally only used to form analogs to adjectives ending in -ible, replacing the existing -ible suffix (respectively -able). Rather than a distinct suffix, this can be considered a class of euphonic blends of “-ble” and -ly, as in feebly, nimbly, and nobly, among others.
Further, as with -ible, generally unproductive as an suffix to existing English words – most words ending in -ibly are derived from words ending in -ible borrowed from Latin or Old/Middle French, not formed by suffixing in English. Productive uses in English include digestibly.
后缀:-ibly [副词后缀]
由形容词后缀-ible转成,表示“可...地”、“...地”
sensibly 可感觉地
receptibly 可接受地
resistibly 可抵抗地
corruptibly 易腐败地
flexibly 易弯曲地
convertibly 可变换地
conductibly 能(被)传导地
producibly 可伸展地
extensibly 可完成地
digestibly 可消化地
accessibly 易接近地