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在英语中,后缀-ish 的构词法很有规律,它可与其它词根一起派生出丰富的形容词,其词意与原词根的意义有着紧密的联合。如果能掌握这一构词法,则有助于提高理解词义的能力,扩大词汇量。下面是-ish 构成的几类形容词:(1)与表示国家或民族名称的专有名词结合,构成形容词,表示“…民族的”、“…语的”、“属于…文化的”等,如:English 英国的,英语的,英国式的;Finish 芬兰的,芬兰语的,芬兰文化的;Irish 爱尔兰的,爱尔兰人的,爱尔兰文化的;Moorish 摩尔人的,摩尔文化的,(建筑)摩尔式的;Scottish 苏格兰的,苏格兰文化的;Waspish 祖先是英国新教徒的美国人的,美国社会中享有特权的白人的;
In English, the suffix -ish is very regular in word formation. It can be used with other stems to derive rich adjectives whose meanings are in close association with the meaning of the original root. If you can grasp this word-building law, it helps to improve the ability to understand the meaning of the word, to expand the vocabulary. Here are some categories of adjectives formed by -ish: (1) Combined with proper nouns that indicate the name of a nation or nation, an adjective is formed to denote a “... ethnic”, “...”, " Finnish, Finnish, Finnish; Irish Irish, Irish, Irish; Moorish Moorish, Moorish (Architectural) Moorish; Scottish Scottish, Scottish; Waspish ancestors of the English Protestants of the United States, the privileged white people in American society;