-aceous 或 -acean
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- Of or relating to:
与…有关：
amylaceous.
淀粉状的 - Resembling or having the nature of:
与…类似或具有…性质：
amentaceous.
具柔荑花序的 - Belonging to a taxonomic group:
属于生物分类中的一类：
orchidaceous.
兰花的
语源
- New Latin -āceus
现代拉丁语 -āceus - from Latin -āceus
源自 拉丁语 -āceus
-aceous
suffix forming adjectives
relating to, belonging to, having the nature of, or resembling
⇒
herbaceous
⇒
larvaceous
Origin
New Latin, from Latin -āceus of a certain kind; related to -āc, -āx, adjectival suffix-aceous
Word Origin
1
a suffix with the meanings “resembling, having the nature of,” “made of,” occurring in loanwords from Latin (cretaceous; herbaceous) and forming adjectives in English on the Latin model (ceraceous), especially adjectival correspondents to taxonomic names ending in -acea, and -aceae: rosaceous.
Origin
< Latin -āceus; see -ous
Related Words
- -acea
- -aceae
- acinaceous
- alliaceous
- alutaceous
- amentaceous
-aceousa suffix of adjectives used in scientific terminology, indicating:
1. of or relating to, as in sebaceous.
2. of the nature of, or similar to, as in cretaceous.
3. belonging to a scientific grouping, especially a botanic family, as in liliaceous, mimosaceous.
[New Latin -aceus, from Latin -āceus of a specific kind or group]-aceous
adjective suffix
a. characterized by : full of
setaceous
b. consisting of
diatomaceous
: having the nature or form of
tuffaceous
2.
a. of or relating to a group of animals typified by (such) a form
cetaceous
or characterized by (such) a feature
crustaceous
b. of or relating to a plant family
solanaceous
adjective suffix
ETYMOLOGY Latin -aceus
1.a. characterized by : full of
setaceous
b. consisting of
diatomaceous
: having the nature or form of
tuffaceous
2.
a. of or relating to a group of animals typified by (such) a form
cetaceous
or characterized by (such) a feature
crustaceous
b. of or relating to a plant family
solanaceous
-aceous
suffix
1.
- Botany forming adjectives from family names ending in -aceae (such as ericaceous from Ericaceae)【植】［构成以-aceae结尾的科名的形容词, 如构成Ericaceae的形容词ericaceous］表示“…科的”。
2.
- chiefly Biology & Geology forming adjectives describing similarity, especially in shape, texture, or colour【主生, 主地质】［构成描述相似性的形容词, 尤指形状、质地或颜色方面的相似性］表示“相似的”：
-
arenaceous
foliaceous
olivaceous.
词源
from Latin -aceus 'of the nature of' + -OUS .
-aceous
word-forming element denoting "belonging to, of the nature of," from Latin -aceus, enlarged form of adjectival suffix -ax (genitive -acis); see -acea. Especially in biology, "pertaining to X order of plants or animals."
ORIGIN: from Latin -aceus of the nature of, belonging to: see -eous -ous
-aceous
adjective suffix. having the appearance of; of or like; containing, as in arenaceous, cretaceous, herbaceous, sebaceous. -aceous is used in botany as a termination of adjectives accompanying New Latin names ending in -aceae for various families of plants, as in liliaceous (New Latin Liliaceae, the lily family).
[< Latin -āceus]
-a·ceous
\|āshəs\ adjective suffix
Etymology: Latin -aceus
: characterized by
< arenaceous >
< argillaceous >
: of the nature of
< herbaceous >
: belonging to or connected with a division of animals characterized by or of the nature of
< cetaceous >
< crustaceous >
: belonging to or connected with a family of plants of the nature of
< solanaceous >
— often in adjectives corresponding to biological classification names in -acea, -aceae
< arenaceous >
< argillaceous >
: of the nature of
< herbaceous >
: belonging to or connected with a division of animals characterized by or of the nature of
< cetaceous >
< crustaceous >
: belonging to or connected with a family of plants of the nature of
< solanaceous >
— often in adjectives corresponding to biological classification names in -acea, -aceae
-aceous
Suffix
- Of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed
- Belonging to a taxonomic family or other group
Etymology
From New Latin, from Latin -aceus (“of a certain kind”); related to -ac, -ax, a Latin adjectival suffix.
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -aceous
Related terms
后缀：-aceous [形容词后缀]
表示有...性质的、属于...的、如...的、具有...的
rosaceous 玫瑰色的
curvaceous （妇女）有曲线美的
herbaceous 草本的
foliaceous 叶状的
olivaceous （似）橄榄的
carbonaceous 含碳的
crustaceous 皮壳的
orchidaceous 似兰花的