一、词性及构词分析
1. Mayoral(/'meɪərəl/)
-- 形容词性后缀"-al"派生词
-- 词根:mayor(市长)+ -al(形容词后缀)
-- 词性:唯一形容词形式
2. Mayoralty(/'meɪərəlti/)
-- 名词性后缀"-ty"派生词
-- 词源:中古英语mai ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
word-vs-word-cn
【Mayoral】 (an adjective) refers to matters concerning the officer (mayor) or the office.
- The 【mayoral】 election is in June, and it’s already contentious.
【Mayoralty】 (a noun) refers to the office or term of a mayor.
- Mr. Daily was well suited for the 【mayoralty】 .