mid-15c., from Latin regeneratus, past participle of regenerare "bring forth again" (see regeneration).
regenerate (v.)
1550s, back-formation from regeneration or else from Latin regeneratus, past participle of regenerare "bring forth again" (see regeneration). Originally religious; of body parts from 1590s. Related: Regenerated; regenerating. Replaced earlier regeneren (c. 1400), from Old French regenerer.
权威例句
1. Nerve cells have limited ability to regenerate if destroyed.
如果受到损伤,神经细胞再造的能力有限。
2. They decided a housing co-operative was the way to regenerate Ormiston Crescent.
他们最终决定通过住房合作社来重建奥米斯顿月牙街。
3. The govern-ment will continue to try to regenerate inner city areas.
政府将继续努力重建内城地区。
4. Newts can regenerate their limbs.
蝾螈的肢体可以再生。
5. The money will be used to regenerate the commercial heart of the town.