adapt是什么意思
- 英式英标[ə\'dæpt]
- 美式音标[ə\'dæpt]
中文词源
adapt 适应
前缀ad-, 去，往。apt, 适应的。
英文词源
- adapt (v.)
- early 15c. (implied in adapted) "to fit (something, for some purpose)," from Middle French adapter (14c.), from Latin adaptare "adjust," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + aptare "join," from aptus "fitted" (see apt). Meaning "to undergo modification so as to fit new circumstances" (intransitive) is from 1956. Related: Adapting.
实用例句
- 1. The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen.
- 编剧帮助他将其所著小说改编成电影。
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- 2. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish.
- 佛教必须适应新时代，否则将会消亡。
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- 3. Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
- 为将图书馆改作办公室而做了一些架子。
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- 4. He maintains Islam must adapt to modern society.
- 他坚持认为伊斯兰教必须适应现代社会。
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- 5. Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.
- 钟努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。
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