| 知识 | Add the prefix syn-, together, plus the verb suffix -ize, to chronos, and you have constructed synchronize, etymologically to time together, or to move, happen, or cause to happen, at the same time or rate. If you and your friend synchronize your watches, you set them at the same time. If you synchronize the activity of your arms and legs, as in swimming, you move them at the same time or rate. The adjective is synchronous; the noun form of the verb synchronize is synchronization. |
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| 《》 | of time and place |
| 出处 | Word Power Made Easy SESSION 16 |
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