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Concrete Material Kɔnkri:T A.具体存在的;N.混凝土 英 Adj.具体存在的(Exis Ting Form

单词 concrete
音标 ['kɔnkri:t]
解释 a.具体存在的;n.混凝土
红宝书 【英】 adj.具体存在的(exis ting in material form)
【考】 反义词:conceptual( 概念的)
【记】 con(共同)+crete(产 生) →共同产生→具体的
字源 concrete (adj.)
late 14c., "actual, solid," from Latin concretus "condensed, hardened, thick, hard, stiff, curdled, congealed, clotted," figuratively "thick; dim," literally "grown together;" past participle of concrescere "to grow together," from com- "together" (see com-) + crescere "to grow" (see crescent). A logicians' term until meaning began to expand 1600s. Noun sense of "building material made from cement, etc." is first recorded 1834.
不择手段背单词 adj. 具体的; 有形的; n 混凝土
【记】con共同, crete = create(v 创造)-共同创造的东西是具体的, 如果是抽象无形的东西, 就太浪费劳动力了.
【反】conceptual(adj 概念上的)
趣味全助记 【记】con + create 一起产生,一起造出来的实实在在的实体

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