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单词 ingredient
释义 in·gre·di·ent
I. \-nt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ingredient-, ingrediens, present participle of ingredi to go into, enter, from in- in- (II) + -gredi (from gradi to step, go) — more at grade
1. : something that enters into a compound or is a component part of any combination or mixture : constituent
 < formula which will have just about the same ingredients as mother's milk — Morris Fishbein >
 < fashionable books that one must read, because they are ingredients of the talk of the day — T.L.Peacock >
 < understanding is one of the most important ingredients of a successful marriage — Grace Nagel >
2. obsolete : something that moves into or penetrates
Synonyms: see element
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin ingredient-, ingrediens, present participle
1. obsolete : entering in : penetrating
2. : present as or forming an ingredient : component
 < can be used as an ingredient product in breads, pies, cakes — Shareholder >
 < when a sequence of words has not yet congealed into phrase, while we can ask whether he knows how to use the ingredient words — Gilbert Ryle >
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