ORIGIN: Repr. Latin -uosus , Anglo-Norman , Old French -uous , uos (French -ueux ): cf. -ious , -ous .
后缀:-uous [形容词后缀]
表示有...性质的,属于...的、有...的,同-ous
sensuous 感觉上的
assiduous 刻苦的
innocuous 无害的
conspicuous 明显的
ambiguous 两可的
contemptuous 轻视的
flexuous 弯弯曲曲的
promiscuous 杂乱的,混杂的
词根词缀:-uous
【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; tending to, inclined to
【同源单词】ambiguous, assiduous, bilinguous, conspicuous, contemptuous, continuous