后缀：-ous [形容词后缀]

表示有...性质的、属于...的、如...的、有...的、多...的

dangerous 危险的

courageous 勇敢的

mountainous 多山的，如山的

glorious 光荣的

prosperous 繁荣的

riotous 暴乱的

mischievous 调皮的

poisonous 有毒的

advantageous 有利的

continuous 继续不断的

victorious 胜利的

zealous 热心的，热情的

famous 著名的

vigorous 精力充沛的

pompous 壮丽的

disastrous 灾难性的

词根词缀：-ous, -ious, -eous

【来源及含义】Latin: full of or having the qualities of; in chemistry, a suffix denoting that the element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted by the termination -ic; as, nitrous, sulphurous, etc., as contrasted with nitric, sulphuric, etc.

【相关描述】Only a small number of the hundreds of examples are presented because there are just too many to include at this time.

【同源单词】abdominous, abiogenous, ablepharous, abstemious, acanthaceous, acanthocephalous