单词 | transpire |
释义 | Word Frequency transpire(trænˈspaɪə) verb ▶ USAGE It is often maintained that transpire should not be used to mean happen or occur, as in the event transpired late in the evening, and that the word is properly used to mean become known, as in it transpired later that the thief had been caught. The word is, however, widely used in the former sense, esp in spoken English1. (intransitive) to come to light; be known 2. (intransitive) informal to happen or occur 3. physiology to give off or exhale (water or vapour) through the skin, a mucous membrane, etc 4. (of plants) to lose (water in the form of water vapour), esp through the stomata of the leaves Derived forms transpirable (tranˈspirable) adjective transpiration (ˌtrænspəˈreɪʃən) noun transpiratory (tranˈspiratory) or rare transpirational (ˌtranspiˈrational) adjective Word origin C16: from Medieval Latin transpīrāre, from Latin trans- + spīrāre to breathe |
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