Computer or computer network: e化的,电子化的:计算机或计算机网络的: e-cash; e-zine. 电子现金;电子报
语源
From e-mail From e-mail
e-1
prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives
out
⇒eviscerate
⇒egest
away
⇒elapse
⇒elongate
outside
⇒evaginate
completely
⇒evaporate
without
⇒ebracteate
Origin
from Latin ē away; related to ex-1
e-2
prefix
electronic, indicating the involvement of the internet
⇒e-business
⇒e-money
E-
prefix
used with numbers indicating a standardized system within the European Union, as of recognized food additives or standard pack sizesSee alsoE number
e-1
1
variant of ex-1. occurring in words of Latin origin before consonants other than c, f, p, q, s, and t: :
emit.
e-2
(used in combination)
1
electronic: e-book;
e-cigarette.
2
on the Internet; online: e-content;
e-commerce.
3
involving electronic data transfer, especially over the Internet:
e-banking.
Sometimes, E-.
e-I.
variant of ex-1, used in words of Latin origin before consonants except c, f, p, q, s, and t, as in emit.
II.
1. a prefix used to indicate that the specified activity is carried out or operates over the internet, or is associated with it in some way: ◆ email; ◆ e-banking; ◆ e-commerce; ◆ e-activism.
2. a prefix which indicates that something operates electronically: ◆ e-tag; ◆ e-ticket.
[shortened form of electronic]
e-
I
prefix
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, out, forth, away, from Latin, from ex-
1. missing : absent edentulous 2. away eluviation
II
combining form
ETYMOLOGY e-mail
: electronic e-commerce
e-1
/iː/
prefix
variant spelling of EX1 (as in elect, emit).
同EX1(如 elect, emit)。
e-2
/iː/
prefix
denoting the use of electronic data transfer in cyberspace for information exchange and financial transactions, especially through the Internet
表示“电子的”(尤指为通过因特网进行信息交换和金融交易而在虚拟空间中进行电子数据传送):
e-cash
e-zine.
词源
from ELECTRONIC, on the pattern of e-mail.
▪ I.e-, prefix1ME.ē-:—OE.ǣ-, accented form of a-. See a- prefix 1 and æ- prefix.▪ II.e-, prefix2occas. variant of y-. Obs.▪ III.e-, prefix3L. ē-, shortened form of ex-, out of, occurring in words ad. or f. L., as emit, evacuate; see ex-.
e-
the later Romans evidently found words beginning in sc-, sp-, st- difficult or unpleasant to pronounce; in Late Latin forms begin to emerge in i- (such as ispatium, ispiritu), and from 5c. this shifted to e-. The development was carried into the Romanic languages, especially Old French, and the French words were modified further after 15c. by natural loss of -s- (the suppression being marked by an acute accent on the e-), while in other cases the word was formally corrected back to the Latin spelling (for example spécial). Hence French état for Old French estat for Latin status, etc. It also affected Romanic borrowings from Germanic (such as espy, eschew).
1. prefix1 | 2. prefix2 1 e-/ɪ, ɛ/prefix1.Repr. Latin e- var. of ex-1 before consonants exc. c, f, h, p, q, s, t. Also used (in preference to ex-) to form adjectives (chiefly in -ate2) with non-Latin sense ‘not having, deprived of’, as ecaudate. 2 e-/i:/prefix2.
ORIGIN: from e- (in electronicadjective), after emailnoun.
Denoting the use of electronic data transfer in cyberspace for information exchange and financial transactions, esp. through the Internet.
☞ e
e- prefix Etymology: Middle English, not, out, forth, away, from Old French & Latin; Old French, out, forth, away, from Latin, from ex- — more at ex- 1. a.: not < ecarinate > < erostrate > b.: missing : absent < Ecardines > < edental > 2.: out : on the outside < escribe > 3.: thoroughly < evaporize > 4.: forth < eradiate > 5.: away < eluvium >
e- 1
ef-
ex-
Prefix
out, out of
Etymology
Latin preposition e variant of ex, out of
Derived terms
egregious
egress
eject, ejection
evaluate
evict
eviscerate, evisceration
e- 2
Prefix
in an electronic form, usually in association with the internet
Etymology
Abbreviation of electronic
Usage notes
This practice began with e-mail perhaps as far back as 1971. Many terms beginning with e- can be seen in both hyphenated (e.g. e-card) and unhyphenated (e.g., ecard) form, and sometimes — particularly in a business context — the letter following the e- will be capitalized (e.g., eBusiness or e-Business). In the present day, e- is generally used to indicate association with or transmission over the Internet. In proper names beginning with e-, the convention is generally to leave the e- lower-case, and to capitalize the second letter of the name (e.g., eBay). The e remains then lower-case when the name is used at the beginning of a sentence.
See also
Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year