bastardize
英 [ˈbɑː.stə.daɪz]
美 [ˈbæs.tɚ.daɪz]
- vi. 退化；变劣
- vt. 使…品质低落；判定…为私生子
中文词源
bastardize 败坏，私生子
来自bastard, 杂种。
英语词源
- bastardize (v.)
- 1610s, "to identify as a bastard," from bastard (q.v.) + -ize. The figurative sense, "to make degenerate, debase" is earlier (1580s), probably because bastard also was serving as a verb meaning "to declare illegitimate" (1540s). Related: Bastardized; bastardizing; bastardization.
权威例句
- 1. They will bastardize the issue of the second marriage.
- 他们将作贱第二次婚姻所生的孩子.