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Immolate V Kill Meal Iməuleit V.牺牲,焚祭 英 牺牲,焚祭(To

单词 immolate
音标 ['iməuleit]
解释 v.牺牲,焚祭
红宝书 【英】 v. 牺牲,焚祭(to offer or kill as a sacrifice)
【记】 im(进入)+mola(祭品) +ate→变成祭品→牺牲
【例】 He was immolating himself for his family's sake.
字源 immolate (v.)
1540s, "to sacrifice, kill as a victim," from Latin immolatus, past participle of immolare "to sacrifice," originally "to sprinkle with sacrificial meal," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + mola (salsa) "(sacrificial) meal," related to molere "to grind" (see mallet). Related: Immolated; immolating.
不择手段背单词 v. 牺牲, 焚祭(为祭神而用火烧死)
【记】im不, mo摸, late晚了-这只鸡再不摸就晚了, 因为它要变成祭品了一牺牲; 焚祭
趣味全助记 【记】molar 磨牙,磨,原指用磨碎的小麦等食品来做祭品,近于meal;im + molar 磨碎→磨的粉身碎骨→牺牲;音:姨抹泪的,因为姨夫死了

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