[with obj.]stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else 贴,系,使附于 he licked the stamp and affixed it to the envelope. 他舔了舔邮票把它贴到了信封上。 ■[no obj.]be able to be fixed 可固定 the strings affix to the back of the bridge. 绳索可固定在桥背面。
noun
(Grammar)an addition to the base form or stem of a word in order to modify its meaning or create a new word (语法)词缀。 比较 prefix, suffix, infix
派生 affixation noun 语源
late Middle English : from Old French affixer or medieval Latin affixare, frequentative of Latin affigere, from ad- 'to' + figere 'to fix'