regenerate
英 [rɪ'dʒenəreɪt]
美 [rɪ'dʒɛnəret]
- vt. 使再生；革新
- vi. 再生；革新
- adj. 再生的；革新的
中文詞源
regenerate 再生，複興re-,再，重新，generate,產生。
英文詞源
- regenerate (adj.)
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Nerve cells have limited ability to regenerate if destroyed.
- 如果受到損傷，神經細胞再造的能力有限。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They decided a housing co-operative was the way to regenerate Ormiston Crescent.
- 他們最終決定通過住房合作社來重建奧米斯頓月牙街。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The govern-ment will continue to try to regenerate inner city areas.
- 政府將繼續努力重建內城地區。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Newts can regenerate their limbs.
- 蠑螈的肢體可以再生。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The money will be used to regenerate the commercial heart of the town.
- 這筆錢將用來發展壯大市鎮的商業中心。
來自《權威詞典》