试题题干
Directions: Explain the following term and give examples for illustration where appropriate.
back-formation
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试题解析
Back-formation is a process by which new words are formed by taking away the suffix of an existing word, for example, typewrite (typewriter). 逆向构词法是把一个已经存在的单词的“词缀”去掉以构成新词的过程。