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Domesticate V Wild Də'Mestikeit V.驯养 英 驯养(To Tame

单词 domesticate
音标 [də'mestikeit]
解释 v.驯养
红宝书 【英】 v. 驯养(to tame wild animals and breed for human use)
【例】 I was unable to domesticate the wild dog.
字源 domesticate (v.)
1630s, of animals; 1741, of persons, "to cause to be attached to home and family;" from Medieval Latin domesticatus, past participle of domesticare "to tame," literally "to dwell in a house," from domesticus (see domestic). Related: Domesticated; domesticating.
不择手段背单词 v. 驯养(使动植物生存并造福人类); 使适应家庭生活
【根】dom家, 统治
【参】domesticity(n 家庭生活); domicile(n 住所v 使定居)domestic(adj 家庭的; 国内的; 驯服的)
趣味全助记 【记】home;dorm 学生宿舍,就是我的家
【相关】dormitory 宿舍

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