後綴-ane
word-forming element in chemical use, indicating a chain of carbon atoms with no double bonds, proposed 1866 by German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892) to go with -ene, -ine (2), -one.
Chemistry .
a suffix used in names of hydrocarbons of the methane or paraffin series: propane.
Origin:
< Latin -ānus -an
World English Dictionary
-ane
— suffix forming nouns
indicating an alkane hydrocarbon: hexane
[coined to replace -ene, -ine, and -one ]
mundane
adj. worldly;dull,ordinary 現世的;世俗的;庸俗的,平凡的 *mund(=world)
例句:Virtual reality games offer an escape from the mundane.虛擬現實遊戯提供了一種脫離世俗的途逕。