at.ten.u.ate
v.(动词)at.ten.u.at.ed,at.ten.u.at.ing,at.ten.u.ates v.tr.(及物动词)To make slender, fine, or small.使减细,使减小;使减弱,使变薄To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken.使减弱:在力量、价值、数值或程度上减小To lessen the density of; rarefy.稀释:减弱集中程度;使变稀薄Biology To make (bacteria or viruses) less virulent.【生物学】 使病毒减弱:减弱(细菌或真菌)的毒性Electronics To reduce (the amplitude of an electrical signal) with little or no distortion.【电子学】 减弱讯号:在失真极小或不失真的情况下减弱(调幅或电子讯号)v.intr.(不及物动词)To become thin, weak, or fine.变细、变弱或变小adj.(形容词)
Reduced or weakened, as in strength, value, or virulence.细弱的:指在力度、价值或毒性上减少或变弱Botany Gradually tapering to a slender point.【植物学】 渐狭的:至尖端逐渐变细的
来源:Latin attenu3re attenu3t- 拉丁语 attenu3re attenu3t- ad- [ad-] ad- [前缀,表示.(运动的)方向.,.变化.] tenu3re [to make thin] from tenuis [thin] * see ten- tenu3re [变细] 源自 tenuis [细] *参见 ten-
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atten.ua.tion
n.(名词)