Which of the following terms best describes the '-ate' in the word 'affectionate'?
A.Derivational affix.
B.Inflectional affix.
C.Free morpheme.
D.Prefix.
A.Derivational
B.
B.Inflectional
C.
C.Free
D.
D.Prefix.
【参考答案】
A
后缀-ate改变单词affection的词性及意义,使其由名词变为形容词,为派生词缀(derivationalaffix)。