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Assimilate V →使相同→同化 Assimilated ə'Simileit V.同化;吸收 英 同化;吸收(To

单词 assimilate
音标 [ə'simileit]
解释 v.同化;吸收
红宝书 【英】 v. 同化;吸收(to absorb and incorporate into one's thinking)
【记】 as+simil(相同)+ate →使相同→同化
【同】 同根词:simulate(伪 装,模仿); similarity(相似性)
【例】 I can't assimilate all this new information so quickly. The company quickly assimilated the new employees.
字源 assimilate (v.)
early 15c., from Latin assimilatus "feigned, pretended, fictitious," past participle of assimilare "to make like," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + simulare "make similar," from similis "like, resembling" (see similar). Originally transitive (with to); intransitive use first recorded 1837. Related: Assimilated; assimilating.
不择手段背单词 v. 同化; 吸收(消化后把营养消耗并吸收在体内)
【例】America has assimilated many people from all corners of the world 美国同化了许多来自世界各地的人. He has to assimilate the facts 他应该理解这些事实.
【根】simil相同-使相同-同化
【参】simulate(vt 模拟, 冒充); similarity(n 相似性)
趣味全助记 【记】as + similar(相同)+ate →使相同→同化
【相关】simulate 模仿

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