记忆方法
将“adapt”分解为“ad”和“apt”，其中“ad”可以联想到改变的动作，“apt”代表适应性强的特质。想象有一个东西（或人）非常“apt”适应变化，因此“adapt”就是指适应或改变以适应新环境或需求。
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中文词源
adapt 适应
前缀ad-, 去，往。apt, 适应的。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 5. Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.
- 钟努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。