后缀-ry = ...行业;...行为;...地点;...的集合体
名词后缀-ry 是后缀-ery 的缩略形式,由于它的孳生能力较强,所以专门予以介绍。-ry 主要用在以t,d,l,n,sh,w等字母结尾的可数名词或名词性词根后面,构成名词。它主要表示the occupation of a ~(...的行业),the act of a ~(...的行为),the quality or condition of a ~(...性质或状态),a collection of ~s(...集合体);它还可以表示a place for~(...的地点)。
以下是几个有代表性的词例。
1.dentistry [dentist n.牙医;-ry →]
n.牙科;牙科学
举例:The discovery of anaesthesia was one of most important steps in the history of dentistry. 麻醉法的发明是牙科学上最重要的进步之一。
2.devilry [devil n.魔鬼;-ry →“魔鬼的行径”→]
n.邪恶的行径;恶作剧
举例:The boys were full of devilry on Halloween. 在万圣节前夕,男孩子们尽闹恶作剧。
3.rivalry [rival n.竞争者;-ry →]
n. 竞争;竞赛
举例:There is rivalry among business firms for trade. 在商行中存在着贸易竞争。
4.peasantry [peasant n.农民;-ry →“农民的集合全”→]
n.[总称]农民
举例:They pretended to be the representatives of the British peasantry. 他们自命为英国农民的代表。
5.poultry [poult n.幼禽;-ry →“幼禽或家禽的总称”→]
n. [总称]家禽
举例:Chickens,ducks and turkeys are all poultry.鸡、鸭和火鸡都是家禽。
6.pantr [pant = bread 面包;-ry →“放面包之地”]
n.食品室
举例:A pantry adjoins the kitchen. 食品间与厨房相连。
7.vestry [vest n.法衣;-ry →“放法衣的地方”→]
n.法衣室
举例:The sacred vessels,altar equipment,and parish records are often kept in the vestry. 圣皿、祭器及教区记录文件等常存放在法衣室里。