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Adopt One's ə'Dɔpt V.收养;采纳 英 V.收养 Child);采纳 记

单词 adopt
音标 [ə'dɔpt]
解释 v.收养;采纳
红宝书 【英】 v.收养( to take as one's own child);采纳
【记】 ad+opt(选择)→通过 选择→采用
【同】 同根词:option(选择 ), adoptable(可采纳的)
字源 adopt (v.)
c.1500, a back-formation from adoption or else from Middle French adopter or directly from Latin adoptare "take by choice, choose for oneself, select, choose" (especially a child). Originally in English also of friends, fathers, citizens, etc. Sense of "to legally take as one's own child" and that of "to embrace, espouse" a practice, method, etc. are from c.1600. Related: Adopted; adopting.
不择手段背单词 v. 收养(通过合法手段作为自己的孩子抚养); 采纳(经选择或同意而接受并采用)
【例】They adopted my methods 他们采用了我的办法.
【记】ad朝向, opt选择-通过选择-采纳
【参】option(n 选择); adoptable(adj 可采用的, 可收养的)
趣味全助记 【记】ad + opt 选择
【相关】option 选项, 选择权

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