下面是名词-age缀合的3个有代表性的例子。

baggage [bag n. 包；-age =>“a group of bags 一堆包”→]n. all the bags or suitcases with which a person travels 行李 / Please take care of my baggage. I'll be back in a minute.请照看一下我的行李，我马上就回来。

orphanage [orphan n. 孤儿；-age→] n. a place in which orphans live 孤儿院 / After her parents’ death in the traffic accident, she was sent to an orphanage.父母在车祸中丧身后，她被送到孤儿院去。

pupilage [pupil n. 学生；-age→] n. the rank or condition of being a pupil 学生时期；学生身份 / One learns what is and is not cricket during the period of pupilage. 一个人在他的学生年代学会判断是非曲直。 

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