desiccate

英 [ˈdes.ɪ.keɪt]      美 [ˈdes.ɪ.keɪt]
  • vi. 变干
  • vt. 使干;干贮
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可以将“desiccate”分解为“de-”(表示“去除”或“使”)和“siccate”(与“siccus”拉丁词根相关,意为“干燥的”)。记忆方法可以是:想象“de”像是一个吸水器,吸走水分,使某物“dry”(干燥),“siccate”则是“siccus”的变体,因此整个单词“desiccate”意味着去除水分,使物体干燥。

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desiccate
desiccate: see sack
desiccate (v.)
1570s (past participle adjective desicatt is attested from early 15c.), from Latin desiccatus, past participle of desiccare "to make very dry" (see desiccation). Related: Desiccated; desiccating.