-athon
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- An activity that continues for an extended period of time:
持续时间过久的活动：
phonathon; talkathon.
连续不断的声音；冗长的演说
语源
- From (mar)athon
From (mar)athon
-athon
1
a suffix extracted from marathon, occurring as the final element in compounds which have the general sense “an event, as a sale or contest, drawn out to unusual length, often until a prearranged goal, as the contribution of a certain amount of money, is reached”: walkathon; readathon.
Also, -a-thon, -thon.
Related Words
- phonathon
- talkathon
- walkathon
-athona suffix indicating an endurance test of a specified kind, as in walkathon, swimathon, often associated with a fundraising campaign as in radiothon, telethon.
Also, (following a vowel), -thon. [from (mar)athon]
-athon
noun combining form
talkathon
noun combining form
ETYMOLOGY marathon
: event or activity lasting a long time or involving a great deal of somethingtalkathon
-athon
suffix
- forming nouns denoting an action or activity which is carried on for a very long time or on a very large scale, typically to raise funds for charity［构成名词］表示“持续时间长（或规模大）的”, “马拉松式的活动”（尤指慈善筹款活动）：
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talkathon
walkathon
-athon
also -thon, word-forming element denoting prolonged activity and usually some measure of endurance, abstracted from marathon. E.g. walkathon (1931), skatathon (1933); talkathon (1948); telethon(1949).
-athon
fundraising activity, excess:
fundraising activity, excess:
marathon, walkathon
ORIGIN: from marathon
-athon
combining form. an activity involving endurance; marathon:
Walkathon = a walking marathon. A weekend telethon…his competitors derisively rechristened begathon(TV Guide).
[< (mar)athon]
-a·thon
\əˌthän\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: marathon
1. : event or activity lasting a long time often for the purpose of raising funds
< jog-athon >
2. : an excess of something
< practical joke-athon >
1.
< jog-athon >
2.
< practical joke-athon >
-athon-a-thon -thon (after a vowel)
Suffix
- Used to form words meaning a greatly extended period of any activity, usually for the purpose of fundraising
Etymology
Back-formation from marathon.
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -athon