infix
/ˈɪnfɪks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪnfɪks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈin-ˌfiks in-ˈfiks/ (ame, mw) · /ˈɪn.fɪks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪn.fɪks/ (ame, ipa)
infix — 名詞
- infixsingular
- infixesplural
1. a meaningful unit (a letter, sound, or syllable) placed inside a word's stem rat
中綴
嵌入詞幹內部以改變詞義或語法的詞素
a meaningful unit (a letter, sound, or syllable) placed inside a word's stem rather than at the beginning or end, changing the word's grammatical role or meaning
Tagalog speakers use the infix -um- to turn the noun sulat into the verb sumulat.
塔加洛語使用者以中綴 -um- 將名詞 sulat 轉為動詞 sumulat。
language example: Tagalog infix -um- between consonants
The infix -n- appears inside the Sanskrit root vid when forming vindami, which means 'I know'.
中綴 -n- 出現在梵語詞根 vid 內部，構成 vindami，意為「我知道」。
Sanskrit example: -n- inserted into root vid
Professor Chen sketched an infix on the whiteboard, slotting it between a word's first consonant and the vowel.
Chen 教授在白板上畫出中綴，將其置於單詞第一個輔音與母音之間。
Kwame spotted the infix -in- inside the Tagalog word sinulat during his field methods class.
Kwame 在田野方法課上發現了塔加洛語單詞 sinulat 內部的中綴 -in-。
Hana's textbook listed infixes from Khmer that change a noun into a different part of speech.
Hana 的課本列出高棉語中能將名詞轉換為另一詞性的中綴。
用法筆記
Most English words have no infixes; examples in learner dictionaries are drawn from Tagalog, Sanskrit, Khmer, and other languages where infixation is a regular process.
常見錯誤
infix — 動詞
- infixpresent simple I / you / we / they
- infixes3rd person singular
- infixing-ing form
- infixedpast simple
1. to place a sound, letter, or syllable inside a base word in order to produce a n
插入中綴
將詞素嵌入單詞內部以構成新的語法形式
to place a sound, letter, or syllable inside a base word in order to produce a new grammatical form or meaning
A linguist studying Tagalog showed the class how to infix -um- after the first consonant.
一位研究塔加洛語的語言學家向全班展示如何在第一個輔音之後插入中綴 -um-。
infix + into structure with Tagalog -um-
Ana practised how to infix a nasal sound into the middle of Samoan verb stems.
Ana 練習如何將鼻音中綴嵌入薩摩亞語動詞詞幹的中間。
To infix -n- into the Sanskrit root vid, you place it before the final d.
要將中綴 -n- 插入梵語詞根 vid，需把它放在末尾的 d 之前。
Rosa's morphology professor asked Rosa to infix a given morpheme into ten example words.
Rosa 的形態學教授要求 Rosa 將指定詞素中綴到十個範例單詞裡。
English speakers sometimes infix an expletive into a word for emphasis, like 'abso-blooming-lutely'.
英語使用者有時會將感嘆詞中綴插入單詞以加強語氣，例如「abso-blooming-lutely」。
- remove
taking a morpheme out rather than placing one in
文法句型
infix + morpheme + into + word
用法筆記
The object is the morpheme being inserted; the word receiving the infix typically follows 'into' or 'in'. This sense is used almost exclusively in academic linguistics.
常見錯誤
infix — 形容詞
- infixpositive
- more infixcomparative
- most infixsuperlative
1. describing a way of writing expressions in which the symbol for an operation (li
中綴式
運算子寫在兩個運算元之間的書寫方式
describing a way of writing expressions in which the symbol for an operation (like +, −, or ×) is written between the two numbers or values it works on, rather than before or after them
Children learn infix notation early: 5 + 3 places the plus sign between two numbers.
兒童很早就學習中綴式表示法：5 + 3 將加號置於兩個數字之間。
infix notation with arithmetic example
Ibrahim's programming textbook explained that infix operators like '&&' sit between their two operands.
Ibrahim 的程式設計課本解釋，像「&&」這樣的中綴式運算子位於兩個運算元之間。
infix operator in programming contexts
Dmitri typed =A1+A2 into the spreadsheet, relying on infix notation for the formula.
Dmitri 在試算表中輸入 =A1+A2，依賴中綴式表示法撰寫公式。
Infix arithmetic feels natural because we write sums this way from primary school.
中綴式算術感覺很自然，因為我們從小學起就這麼寫算式。
The calculator uses infix form, so you type '7 × 8' rather than '× 7 8'.
這臺計算機使用中綴式格式，所以你輸入「7 × 8」而非「× 7 8」。
- interfix
occasionally used for the same concept in computing, though 'interfix' more commonly means a linking element between two word parts
用法筆記
Used attributively, almost always before 'notation', 'form', 'expression', or 'operator'. Contrast with prefix notation (operator first, e.g. + 3 4) and postfix notation (operator last, e.g. 3 4 +).