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-cy meaning in English

短语和例子

表示“状态”,“性质”,“职权”,“地位”:
1.加于词尾为 -t 或 -n 的名词后:bankruptcy, captaincy.
2.使动词变成名词:occupancy (〈 occupy), vacancy (〈 vacate).
3.使词尾为 -ant, -ent, -te, -tic 等的形容词变成名词:ascendancy (〈 ascendant), expediency (〈 expedient), adequacy (〈 adequate), lunacy (〈 lunatic).

Related Words

  1. -crat
  2. -cule
  3. -cyte
  4. -derm
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