●bi- or bis-. This means double or twice. The term “bicarbonate” means a salt having two molecules of carbonic acid and “bicuspid” means having two cusps or points. ℹ️注释: ❶Latin /ˈlætɪn; ˈlætn/ 拉丁语;拉丁语的 ❷...
A bimonthly publication can come out two times a month (on the second and last Friday, for instance) or every two months (January, then March, then May, and so on). Different prefixes can be added to monthly to indicate a different period of time, such as in trimonthly (every three...
Using bi or semi in front of time periods can create tremendous confusion these days as definitions and style guidance continue to soften and blur. To illustrate this, we located the following definitions of words with the bi or semi prefix after researc