domesticate 英 [dəˈmestɪkeɪt] 美 [dəˈmestɪkeɪt]
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名著用例
Habitations, fences, domesticated animals, men, women, children, and the soil that bore them–all worn out.
住宅、篱笆、家畜、男人、女人、孩子和承担着他们的土地——全都精疲力尽了。
出自英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens)所著的长篇历史小说《双城记》(A Tale of Two Cities)。该小说以法国大革命为背景,情节感人肺腑,是世界文学经典名著之一。其主要思想是为了爱而自我牺牲,书名中的“双城”指的是巴黎与伦敦。
基本释义
[verb] tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or on a farm
[动词] 驯服(动物)并将其作为宠物或放在农场饲养
深入解读
Domesticate 一词源自拉丁语 domesticus (属于家庭的),17世纪30年代进入英语后开始用来表示将动物“转为家庭使用”,即今义“驯养、驯化”动物,也可以用来形容植物,即“驯化、培育”植物或农作物,比如:
- 他们驯养了一条恶犬来帮他们打猎。
They domesticated a vicious dog to help them with hunting.
除了驯养动物以外,有意思的是, domesticate 也可以用来诙谐地形容人,表示“使爱家、使精于家务”或“恋家、常在家住”,比如:
- 习性淘气的孩子很难做好家务活。
Children with mischievous propensities are very hard to domesticate. - 那个贪心的人仍然非常喜欢到处漫游,难以在家住定。
The covetous man was still filled with wanderlust, unable to domesticate.
另外值得注意的是, domesticate 在经济文化方面还可以引申指“(外国公司)取得法人资格”或“将外来风俗习惯引入本国使用”,比如:
- started to domesticate European customs
开始引进欧洲习俗
外刊例句
- The way to make supply chains more resilient is not to domesticate them, which concentrates risk and forfeits economies of scale, but to diversify them.
要让供应链更能抵抗风险,不应该将它迁回国内,因为这只会让风险集中并丧失规模经济;供应链多元化才是出路。
——《经济学人》 - If we want to take these ideas seriously, we shouldn’t domesticate them to our own way of thinking.
如果我们想认真对待这些观念,就不该用我们的思维方式去改造它们。
——《纽约时报》
常见短语
“domesticate” 这个单词的中文解释是 “驯养” 或者 “使家化”。
以下是包含 “domesticate” 这个词的50个短语,每个短语都附有中文解释:
- domesticate animals – 驯养动物
- Successfully domesticate – 成功驯化
- Efforts to domesticate – 驯养的努力
- domesticate wild species – 驯养野生物种
- Attempt to domesticate – 尝试驯化
- Domesticating pets – 驯养宠物
- Techniques to domesticate – 驯养技术
- Domesticating farm animals – 驯养农场动物
- Process of domesticating – 驯养过程
- History of domesticating – 驯养历史
- Domesticating plants – 驯化植物
- Domesticating livestock – 驯养家畜
- Efforts to domesticate crops – 驯养农作物的努力
- Successfully domesticate species – 成功驯化物种
- Attempt to domesticate wild animals – 尝试驯养野生动物
- Challenges in domesticating – 驯养的挑战
- Process of domesticating animals – 驯养动物的过程
- domesticate for companionship – 驯养作为伴侣
- domesticate for agricultural purposes – 驯养用于农业目的
- domesticate for work – 驯养用于工作
- domesticate for food – 驯养用于食物
- domesticate for research – 驯养用于研究
- Attempt to domesticate new species – 尝试驯养新物种
- Techniques to domesticate animals – 驯养动物的技术
- domesticate for scientific study – 驯养用于科学研究
- domesticate for experimental purposes – 驯养用于实验目的
- Domesticating exotic animals – 驯养异国动物
- Domesticating wild plants – 驯养野生植物
- domesticate for conservation efforts – 驯养用于保护工作
- domesticate for cultural reasons – 驯养出于文化原因
- domesticate for educational purposes – 驯养用于教育目的
- domesticate for entertainment – 驯养用于娱乐
- Process of domesticating crops – 驯养农作物的过程
- domesticate for medical research – 驯养用于医学研究
- domesticate for breeding – 驯养用于繁育
- Techniques to domesticate plants – 驯养植物的技术
- domesticate for scientific experimentation – 驯养用于科学实验
- domesticate for therapeutic purposes – 驯养用于治疗目的
- domesticate for conservation programs – 驯养用于保育计划
- Process of domesticating animals – 驯养动物的过程
- domesticate for wildlife management – 驯养用于野生动物管理
- domesticate for genetic research – 驯养用于基因研究
- domesticate for educational displays – 驯养用于教育展示
- Attempt to domesticate exotic species – 尝试驯养异国物种
- Techniques to domesticate wild animals – 驯养野生动物的技术
- domesticate for cultural preservation – 驯养用于文化保护
- domesticate for sustainable agriculture – 驯养用于可持续农业
- Process of domesticating plants – 驯养植物的过程
- domesticate for therapeutic purposes – 驯养用于治疗目的
- domesticate for conservation programs – 驯养用于保育计划
同近义词
tame: domesticate (an animal)
subdue: overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)
subjugate: bring under domination or control, especially by conquest