-ish

剑桥词典

-ish suffix (FROM PLACE)


used to form adjectives and nouns that say what country or area a person , thing, or language comes from
（构成形容词和名词）…国（的），…民族（的），…语言（的）
Spanish dancing 西班牙舞蹈
Are you English ? 你是英格兰人吗？
I've always liked the Irish (= people from Ireland). 我一直喜欢爱尔兰人。
Do you speak Swedish ? 你说瑞典语吗？

-ish suffix (LIKE)


used to form adjectives that say what a person , thing, or action is like
（构成形容词）…一样的，…似的
foolish 傻子似的
childish 孩子气的

-ish suffix (QUITE)


used to form adjectives to give the meaning to some degree ; fairly
（构成形容词）大约，部分，有点儿…，相当
He had a sort of reddish beard . 他的胡子略带红色。
She was oldish - about 60, I'd say. 我想，她有点儿上年纪了——大约60岁。
We'll start at sevenish (= about seven o'clock). 我们将在7点钟左右开始。 返回 -ish