| 单词 | adaptable |
| 释义 | adaptable (once / 3646 pages) adj Something that is adaptable can change to fit its environment, whether that environment is natural or social. The level to which a species is adaptable to changing surroundings is an important factor in the study of evolution. Let’s look at the Latin word adaptāre, from the root aptus "fitted." The ad- means "to, while the aptare means "join." Since 15th-century medieval French, the word adapt has come to mean "to fit in or adjust." So something adaptable is something that "fits in or adjusts." An example of an adaptable creature is the arctic fox, whose fur changes from dirt-dark in summer to snow-white in winter, to better blend in with its surroundings. WORD FAMILYadaptable: adaptability, adaptably, unadaptable+/adapt: adaptable, adaptation, adaptative, adapted, adapter, adapting, adaption, adaptive, adaptor, adapts, readapt/adaptability: adaptabilities/adaptation: adaptational, adaptations/adapted: unadapted/adapter: adapters/adaption: adaptions/adaptive: adaptively, nonadaptive/adaptor: adaptors/readapt: readapted, readapting, readapts/unadaptable: unadaptability USAGE EXAMPLES“But I discovered the human palate is amazingly adaptable, and after two weeks without salt or sugar, I no longer craved them.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Adaptable, consensual, affable, intellectual, Guterres is perhaps better qualified than any of his nine predecessors for the world’s most demanding job. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) It reminded me how infinitely adaptable her work is, and how grateful I remain for the comfort I found in her pages. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) adj capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use to succeed one must be adaptable the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths Syn|Ant adjustable capable of being changed so as to match or fit all-mainsused of a radio receiver that is adaptable to all voltages convertibledesigned to be changed from one use or form to another elastic, flexible, pliable, pliantable to adjust readily to different conditions filmable(used of a story or literary work) capable of being adapted to motion picture form universaladapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations variable(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied unadaptable not adaptable inflexible, rigid, unbendingincapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances |
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