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attenuate v.变薄 attenuate (v.) "to make thin, to make less," 1520s, from Latin attenuatus "enfeebled, weak," past participle of attenuare "to make thin, lessen, diminish," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + tenuare "make thin," from tenuis "thin" (see tenet). Related: Attenuated; attenuating. Earlier was Middle English attenuen "to make thin (in consistency)," early 15c. 【记】ten- 源自thin；与tend, tain同源，细，薄，可理解为拉，延伸后变薄变细；音：牛，十头牛去拉，拉得绳子越来越长，都成又细又薄了；音：太扭，扭东西(橡皮筋)扭得太厉害，直到变得细薄;

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[ə'tenjueit] 【英】 v.变薄(to make slender)；变弱(to lessen; weaken)【考】 attenuate : force / debase : value / decelerate : speed(变弱减少力量/降价 减少价值/减速减少速 度)attenuate : thickness / collapse : volume / cool : temperature / debilitate :strength / enervate : vitality(变薄减少厚度/塌陷 减少体积/降温减少温 度/削弱减少力量/削 弱减少活力)refine【记】 at+ten(拉)+uate→一 再拉→变弱【同】 派生词: attenuation n. 稀薄,稀释; 减弱,减少同根词：tenable(攻 得下的); tenacity(顽固, 固执) v. 使变薄; 使变弱 = weaken = cripple = sap = unbrace【记】1)at一再, ten拉－一再拉－变薄2)at在, ten十, ate吃的过去式－在10: 00吃饭. 有两大坏处, 其一: 说明你没吃过早饭; 其二: 到了中午也不会饿, 就不吃午饭了. 再加上一顿晚饭, 一天只吃两顿饭, 你能不变薄, 能不变弱吗? 3)一个饼被ten个人ate: 使变薄【参】attenuation(n 变薄, 变细, 衰减)tenable(adj 守得住的); tenacity(n 顽固, 固执)【类】attenuate[abate]: force = debase: value = decelerate: speed变弱减少力量 = 降价减少价值 = 减速减少速度attenuate: thickness = collapse: volume = retrenchment: money = weaken: potence使变薄减少厚度 = 塌陷减少体积 = 削减减少开支 = 减弱减少力量cool: temperature = debilitate: strength = enervate: vitality降温减少温度 = 使衰弱减少力量 = 削弱减少活力alleviate: power = cool: temperature = simplify: complexity减轻能力 = 降低温度 = 简化复杂refine: purification = attenuate: rarefaction 提纯使纯化 = 变薄使稀薄attenuation: strength = bluntness: sharpness降低使浓度降低 = 使钝使尖锐变钝【反】strengthen(v 加强, 巩固); intensify(v 加强; 强化)

单词	attenuate
音标	[ə'tenjueit]
解释	v.变薄
红宝书	【英】 v.变薄(to make slender)；变弱(to lessen; weaken) 【考】 attenuate : force / debase : value / decelerate : speed(变弱减少力量/降价减少价值/减速减少速度)attenuate : thickness / collapse : volume / cool : temperature / debilitate :strength / enervate : vitality(变薄减少厚度/塌陷减少体积/降温减少温度/削弱减少力量/削弱减少活力)refine 【记】 at+ten(拉)+uate→一再拉→变弱【同】派生词: attenuation n. 稀薄,稀释; 减弱,减少同根词：tenable(攻得下的); tenacity(顽固, 固执)
字源	attenuate (v.) "to make thin, to make less," 1520s, from Latin attenuatus "enfeebled, weak," past participle of attenuare "to make thin, lessen, diminish," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + tenuare "make thin," from tenuis "thin" (see tenet). Related: Attenuated; attenuating. Earlier was Middle English attenuen "to make thin (in consistency)," early 15c.
不择手段背单词	v. 使变薄; 使变弱 = weaken = cripple = sap = unbrace 【记】1)at一再, ten拉－一再拉－变薄2)at在, ten十, ate吃的过去式－在10: 00吃饭. 有两大坏处, 其一: 说明你没吃过早饭; 其二: 到了中午也不会饿, 就不吃午饭了. 再加上一顿晚饭, 一天只吃两顿饭, 你能不变薄, 能不变弱吗? 3)一个饼被ten个人ate: 使变薄【参】attenuation(n 变薄, 变细, 衰减)tenable(adj 守得住的); tenacity(n 顽固, 固执) 【类】attenuate[abate]: force = debase: value = decelerate: speed变弱减少力量 = 降价减少价值 = 减速减少速度attenuate: thickness = collapse: volume = retrenchment: money = weaken: potence使变薄减少厚度 = 塌陷减少体积 = 削减减少开支 = 减弱减少力量cool: temperature = debilitate: strength = enervate: vitality降温减少温度 = 使衰弱减少力量 = 削弱减少活力alleviate: power = cool: temperature = simplify: complexity减轻能力 = 降低温度 = 简化复杂refine: purification = attenuate: rarefaction 提纯使纯化 = 变薄使稀薄attenuation: strength = bluntness: sharpness降低使浓度降低 = 使钝使尖锐变钝【反】strengthen(v 加强, 巩固); intensify(v 加强; 强化)
趣味全助记	【记】ten- 源自thin；与tend, tain同源，细，薄，可理解为拉，延伸后变薄变细；音：牛，十头牛去拉，拉得绳子越来越长，都成又细又薄了；音：太扭，扭东西(橡皮筋)扭得太厉害，直到变得细薄;

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