| 单词 | adulterate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'dʌltəreit] |
| 解释 | v.掺假 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.掺假(to make impure by adding another substance) 【考】 adulterate : purity / enervate : vigor / embellish : austerity(掺假使不纯粹/削弱 使没有活力/装饰使不 朴素) 【同】 n. adulteration |
| 字源 | adulterate (v.) 1530s, back-formation from adulteration, or else from Latin adulteratus, past participle of adulterare "to falsify, corrupt," also "to commit adultery." Earlier verb was adulter (late 14c.). Related: Adulterated; adulterating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 掺假(加入外来的, 不当的或低等的成份使变得不纯); 通奸的 【记】adult+er成年人＋ate吃的过去式 = 成年人吃饭－喜搀假. 成年人吃饭必有酒, 但不是人人都巨能喝, 而且男人总是好面子的, 所以总有人偷偷向酒里掺点儿茶呀、水呀什么的. 【区】adulate(v 谄媚, 奉承) 【类】adulterate: purity[pristine] = enervate: vigor = embellish: austerity掺假消除纯粹[纯净的] = 削弱消除活力 = 装饰消除朴素dismantle: unity = embellish: austere = adulterate: pure拆除消除整体 = 装饰消除朴素 = 掺假消除纯净adulterate: purity = enervate: vigor = bolster[brace]: weak掺假消除纯度 = 使衰弱消除活力 = 支持消除虚弱stickler: approximation = purist: adulteration坚持己见的人不会近似 = 纯粹主义者不会掺杂demanding: satisfactory = adulterate: pristine苛求的不会满意 = 掺假的不会纯净能 【反】tainted(v 感染n 污点)－unadulterated(adj 没有搀杂的); unalloyed(adj 纯粹的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自ad + alter 改变，将原来的东西掺东西→掺假；adult + alteration 成人修改，成年人常有修改东西，掺假之类的坏事，更可耻的还有通奸乱伦的事情。 【相关】与adulate的区别在于，adulterate 接近于alteration变更，结尾有个rate 等级，比率，掺点假使等级改变 |
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