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demi-
pref.(前缀)
  1. Half:
    半:
    demirelief.
    半浮雕
  2. To some degree; part; partly:
    部分:某种程度;部分;部分地:
    demigod.
    半神半人

语源
  1. Middle English demi [a half of a measure or unit]
    中古英语 demi [一种测量或单位的一半]
  2. from Old French
    源自 古法语
  3. from Medieval Latin dīmedius
    源自 中世纪拉丁语 dīmedius
  4. from Latin dīmidius [divided in half]
    源自 拉丁语 dīmidius [分成两半]
  5. dis- [dis-]
    dis- [前缀,表示“没有,消除”]
  6. medius [half] * see medium
    medius [一半] *参见 medium
demi-

prefix

half
demirelief
Compare hemi-, semi- (sense 1)
of less than full size, status, or rank
demigod

Origin

via French from Medieval Latin dīmedius, from Latin dīmīdius half, from dis- apart + medius middle

demi-

Word Origin
1
a combining form appearing in loanwords from French meaning “half” (demilune), “lesser” (demitasse), or sometimes used with a pejorative sense (demimonde); on this model, also prefixed to words of English origin (demigod).
Origin
< French, combining form representing demi (adj.; also noun and adv.) < Vulgar Latin *dīmedius, for Latin dīmidius half, equivalent to dī- di-2 + medius middle

Related Words

  • demi-détourné
  • demimonde
  • demi-cannon
  • demi-culverin
  • demi-plié
  • demi-pointe
demi-a prefix meaning:
1. half, as in demilune.
2. inferior, as in demigod.
[French, representing demi, (adjective, also noun and adverb), from Latin dīmedius, replacing dīmidius half]
demi-
prefix
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English, from demi, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, modification of Latin dimidius, from dis- + medius mid — more at mid
1. half
    demisemiquaver
2. one that partly belongs to (a specified type or class)
    demigod
demi-
/ˈdemɪ/  
prefix
1.
half; half-size
表示“一半的”:

demisemiquaver

demitasse.

2.
partially; in an inferior degree
表示“部分的”, “次等的”:

demigod

demi-monde.

词源
via French from medieval Latin dimedius 'half', from earlier dimidius.
demi-
word-forming element meaning "half, half-sized, partial," early 15c., from Old French demi "half" (12c.), from Late Latin dimedius, from Latin dimidius "half, one-half," which contains the elements dis- "apart" (see dis-) + medius "middle" (see medial).
demi- /ˈdɛmi/ prefix.
ORIGIN: from French demi from Medieval Latin dimedius half, for Latin dimidius. Cf. demy.
Used in words adopted from French and in English formations with the senses ‘half, half-sized, partial(ly), curtailed, inferior’, forming nouns from nouns, as demigod, demilune, demi-monde, demisemiquaver, etc., or, less commonly, adjectives from adjectives and verbs from verbs. Prevalent in some subjects with much vocabulary of French origin, as heraldry, costume, armour, fortification, etc., but as a living prefix almost completely displaced by semi-.
 DERIVATIVE demi-ˈbastion noun (Fortification) a half-bastion comprising one flank and one front L17.
demi-ˈcannon noun (hist.) a cannon of about 612 inches (16.5 cm) bore M16.
demicastor noun (a hat made from) inferior beaver's fur or a mixture of beaver's and other fur M17–E18.
demi-circle noun (now rare) a semicircle M17.
demi-ˈculverin noun (hist.) a cannon of about 412 inches (11.4 cm) bore L16.
demi-devil noun a half-devil E17.
demi-gorge noun (Fortification) the length of half of the gorge or entrance of a bastion, measured from either point where the bastion joins the curtain to the point of intersection of the lines of the adjacent curtains E18.
demi-hag, demi-hake noun (hist.) a small hackbut M16.
demi-isle noun a peninsula E17–L18.
demi-lion noun (Heraldry) a figure of a lion cut off below the waist E17.
demi-puppet noun (rare, Shakes.) a half-sized or dwarf puppet: only in E17.
demi-tint noun (Painting) a half tint M18–E19.
demi-toilette, -toilet noun (now rare) half evening (or dinner) dress, not full dress E19.
demi-volte noun (Horsemanship) a 180-degree turn pivoting on the horse's quarters M17.
demi
demi-
\in pronunciations below, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.|demē or (usu not before vowels) |demə̇ sometimes |deˌmī\ prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from demi, from Middle French, from Late Latin demedius, alteration (influenced by Latin medius) of Latin dimidius, probably back-formation from dimidiare to halve — more at dimidiate
: half: as
 a. : of less than full size
  < demicannon >
  < demipike >
  : shortened
  < demirobe >
  — compare semi-
 b. heraldry : having only one half depicted, usually the upper or foremost half but sometimes the dexter or the sinister half
  < demiangel >
  < demilion >
 c. : half in quantity or value
  < demibarrel >
  < demigroat >
 d. : inferior in quality
  < demiluster >
 e. : one that partly belongs to (a specified type or class)
  < demibeast >
  < demideity >
  < demilawyer >
 f. : partial : incomplete
  < deminudity >
  < demitoilet >

demi-

Prefix

  1. half

Etymology

From Latin dīmidium (“divided in half”), via Old French and Middle English demi- (“half”).

Derived terms

  • demibastion
  • demicanton
  • demigod
  • demigoddess
  • demimondaine
  • demimonde
  • demirelief
  • demirep
  • demisemiquaver
  • demitasse
  • demiworld
  • Synonyms

  • half-
  • hemi-
  • semi-
  • 前缀:demi- 表示“半”

    demigod 半神半人(demi+god神)

    demilune 半月(demi+lune月亮)

    demirep 名声不好的女人(demi+rep=reputation名声→名声一半不好)

    demi-fixed 半固定的


    前缀:demi-

    demigod 半神半人

    demiwolf 半似狼之犬

    demi-fixed 半固定的

    demidevil 半恶魔

    demitint (绘画)半浓半淡

    demilune 半月,新月


    前缀:demi-

    【词根含义】:半,次等

    【词根来源】:来源于拉丁语动词dimidiare(分两半)及其派生词dimidius(adj.半)


    词根词缀:demi-

    【来源及含义】Latin: half

    【同源单词】demibastion, demigod, demigoddess, demilitarization, demilitarize, demilune

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