| 单词 | prostrate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [prɔs'treit] |
| 解释 | a.俯卧的；沮丧的；v.使下跪鞠躬 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.俯卧的，沮丧的( prone); 【考】 反义词：erect(直立) 【例】 The storm prostratedhundreds of trees(暴风雨刮倒了 几百棵树) |
| 字源 | prostrate (adj.) mid-14c., "lying face-down" (in submission, worship, etc.), from Latin prostratus, past participle of prosternere "strew in front, throw down," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + sternere "to spread out," from PIE root *stere- "to spread, extend, stretch out" (see structure (n.)). Figurative use from 1590s. General sense of "laid out, knocked flat" is from 1670s. prostrate (v.) early 15c., prostraten, "prostrate oneself," from prostrate (adj.). Related: Prostrated; prostrating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 俯卧的(面朝下屈服或崇拜的) 【记】pro前, strate = state(n 国家): 对于国家的前任领导人要屈服－俯卧 【反】erect(adj 直立的); upright(adj 垂直的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pro支持 + strategy 支持策略，佩服得五体投地 |
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