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alter v.改变，更改 alter (v.) late 14c., "to change (something)," from Old French alterer "change, alter," from Medieval Latin alterare "to change," from Latin alter "the other (of the two)," from PIE *al- "beyond" (see alias (adv.)) + comparative suffix -ter (as in other). Intransitive sense "to become otherwise" first recorded 1580s. Related: Altered; altering. 【记】源自other，al=o, t=th

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['ɔ:ltə] 【英】 v. 改变, 更改(cause to become different)【考】 friable : crumble / malleable : alter(易碎的容易破碎/可 变的容易改变)【记】 alter本身就是词根: 其他的,改变状态【同】 派生词: alteration (n.改变，变更 change)近形词: altercation(争吵); alternation(交替) v. 改变(改服装使之更为合身); 阉割(割除动物, 如猫或狗的卵巢)【例】These clothes must be altered 这些衣服得修改. The weather alters almost daily 天气几乎天天变化.【参】altercation(n 争论, 口角); alternation(n 交替, 间隔)【类】friable: crumble = malleable: alter易碎的容易破碎 = 有延展性的的容易改变

单词	alter
音标	['ɔ:ltə]
解释	v.改变，更改
红宝书	【英】 v. 改变, 更改(cause to become different) 【考】 friable : crumble / malleable : alter(易碎的容易破碎/可变的容易改变) 【记】 alter本身就是词根: 其他的,改变状态【同】派生词: alteration (n.改变，变更 change)近形词: altercation(争吵); alternation(交替)
字源	alter (v.) late 14c., "to change (something)," from Old French alterer "change, alter," from Medieval Latin alterare "to change," from Latin alter "the other (of the two)," from PIE *al- "beyond" (see alias (adv.)) + comparative suffix -ter (as in other). Intransitive sense "to become otherwise" first recorded 1580s. Related: Altered; altering.
不择手段背单词	v. 改变(改服装使之更为合身); 阉割(割除动物, 如猫或狗的卵巢) 【例】These clothes must be altered 这些衣服得修改. The weather alters almost daily 天气几乎天天变化. 【参】altercation(n 争论, 口角); alternation(n 交替, 间隔) 【类】friable: crumble = malleable: alter易碎的容易破碎 = 有延展性的的容易改变
趣味全助记	【记】源自other，al=o, t=th

Alter V Crumble Latin ɔ:Ltə V.改变，更改 英 改变

Alter V Crumble Latin ɔ:Ltə V.改变，更改英改变