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suff 後缀 1 (with vs ending in -ize forming ns 与以-ize结尾的动词结合构成名词): dramatist * publicist. 2 (with ns ending in -ism 与以-ism结尾的名词结合) believer in; practiser of ...的信仰者; ...主义者; ...实行者: atheist * socialist. 3 (with ns forming ns 与名词结合构成名词) person concerned with 从事...的人; ...专业人员: physicist * motorist * violinist.NOTE ON USAGE 用法: Both -ist and -ite form nouns indicating people who have certain beliefs. *-ist-ite都可用以构成名词, 指有某种信仰的人. -ist suggests a strong belief in a theory, religion, etc *-ist指对某学说、宗教等有坚定信念的人: She's a convinced Marxist, Buddhist, etc. 她是坚定的马克思主义者、佛教徒等. Nouns with -ite generally indicate a follower of someone or a member of a group. *-ite型的名词一般指某人的追随者或某集团的成员. They are often used in a derogatory way 这类名词常用于贬义: a committee full of Unionites, Thatcherites, etc 主要由工会成员、撒切尔夫人的支持者等组成的委员会.