| 释义 |
com·mute
I. \kəˈmyüt, usu -üd.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin commutare to change, exchange, from com- + mutare to change — more at mutable
transitive verb
1.
a. : to place or give (a thing) in exchange for another : exchange, substitute, interchange
< commuting foreign money to domestic >
< commuting comfort for hardship >
b. : change, alter
< commuting a base metal into gold >
2. : to convert (as a particular obligation, assessment, charge, or payment) into another often more convenient form : substitute one form of obligation or charge for (another)
< the tithe … was commuted to a rental to be paid in cash — K.S.Latourette >
< commute the small debts into a lump sum due one person >
< commute fringe benefits into cash >
3. : to exchange (a penalty) for another; usually : to revoke (a sentence) and impose something less severe
< commute the death sentence for a long prison term >
4. : commutate
< commuting an electric current >
intransitive verb
1. : to make up for something : serve as substitute for something : compensate
< commuting for her sins >
< commuting with payments in place of labor >
2. : to pay or arrange to pay in gross instead of part by part : effect commutation of tithes or annuities
3. : to travel by use of a commutation ticket especially daily to and from a city and one's suburban residence : travel back and forth regularly or frequently
< commuting between London and New York >
II. intransitive verb
: to yield the same result regardless of order — used of two mathematical elements undergoing an operation or of two operations on elements
III. \kəˈmyüt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: commute, verb
1. : an act or instance of commuting
< his usual morning commute to work — Newsweek >
2. : the distance covered in commuting
< about an hour's commute from the university — College Composition & Communication > |