柯林斯詞典suffix /?s?f?ks/ (suffixes) 1. N-COUNT A suffix is a letter or group of letters, for example "-ly" or "-ness," which is added to the end of a word in order to form a different word, often of a different word class. For example, the suffix "-ly" is added to "quick" to form "quickly." Compare and . 后綴 返回 suffix劍橋詞典a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word 后綴，詞尾 The suffix "-ness" added to the end of the word "sweet " forms the word "sweetness ", changing an adjective into a noun . 后綴 -ness加在 sweet 之后構(gòu)成 sweetness，把形容詞變成了名詞。 例句 In the word 'slowly ', 'ly' is a suffix.The suffix 'less' changes a noun into an adjective , meaning 'without'. 返回 suffix