(Linguistics)a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided (e.g. in, come, -ing, forming incoming) (语言学)语素,词素,形位 ■a morphological element considered in respect of its functional relations in a linguistic system 语法词素,语法形位
派生 morphemic adjective morphemically adverb 语源
late 19th cent.: from French morphème, from Greek morphē 'form', on the pattern of French phonème 'phoneme'