| 单词 | curtail |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kə:'teil] |
| 解释 | v.削减，缩短 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 削减,缩短(make sth shorter or less) 【考】 curtail : period / enervate : energy(缩短使周期减少/削 弱使能量减少)反义词：prolong(延 长); protract(延长) 【记】 来自词根:curt(短) |
| 字源 | curtail (v.) late 15c., from Middle French courtault "made short," from court "short" (Old French cort, from Latin curtus; see curt) + -ault pejorative suffix of Germanic origin. Originally curtal; used of horses with docked tails, which probably influenced the spelling in general use; curtal is retained in poetics to describe a "shortened" stanza or poem. Related: Curtailed; curtailing. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 削减(经费等); 缩短(讲话等); 剥夺(特权、官衔等) = abbreviate 【记】curt = cut切, tail尾巴－缩短 【类】curtail: period[duration] = enervate: energy = abase: strength缩短周期 = 削弱能量 = 降低力量 【反】prolong(vt 延长; 拖延); protract(v 延长); elongate(v 拉长) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】curl + tail 卷起尾巴；cut + tail 或cur + tail 杂种狗尾巴是被剪短的； 【相关】curtal 切短物 |
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