后缀-ness,表示抽象的名词。一般是在形容词之后加上这个后缀,使得这个形容词变成了抽象名词；
如：
safe 安全的——safeness 安全；
lonely 孤独的——loneliness 孤独；
happy 快乐的——happiness 快乐；
dark 黑暗的——darkness 黑暗
扩展资料
Music seemed to quiet her anxiety and loneliness.
音乐似乎能够减轻她的.焦虑和孤独。
Having a lot of children is a way of insuring themselves against loneliness in old age.
养很多孩子是他们预防老年孤寂的一种办法。
Many deaf people have feelings of isolation and loneliness
很多失聪者都有孤独无助的感觉。
He didnt want to cast a shadow on their happiness.
他不想给他们的幸福蒙上阴影。
A persons wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness.
一个人的财富常常与他的幸福成反比。
The equation of wealth with happiness can be dangerous.
把财富与幸福等同起来可能是危险的。
