後綴-ness
英:word-forming element denoting action, quality, or state, attached to an adjective or past participle to form an abstract noun, from O.E. -nes(s), from West Germanic *in-assu- (cf. O.S. -nissi, M.Du. -nisse, Du. -nis, O.H.G. -nissa, Ger. -nis, Goth. -inassus), from *-in-, noun stem, + *-assu-, abstract noun suffix, probably from the same root as L. -tudo (see -tude).
1.effortlessness
n.making no effort 毫不費(fèi)力,前綴ef=ex=out,fort=strong
She plays with seemingly effortless skill.
她縯奏得似乎毫不費(fèi)力。
2.gracelessness
n.lacking grace;lacking a sense of what is right and proper 不優(yōu)美;粗野;不知廉恥
We looked for signs of gracelessness to prove she was the princess she claimed to be.
我們?cè)噲D尋找出她不夠優(yōu)雅的地方,以証明她不過(guò)是自我標(biāo)榜的公主。
3.shamelessness
n.effrontery,immodesty 不知羞恥,無(wú)恥
In a display of utter shamelessness,he pulled out several $100 bills and began waving them in their faces.
他完全不知羞恥,掏出幾百元大鈔在他們麪前揮舞。