| 释义 |
flag·el·late
I. \ˈflajəˌlāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin flagellatus, past participle of flagellare, from flagellum whip, diminutive of flagrum whip; akin to Middle Dutch blaken to blow, wave, Old Norse blaka to wave, flutter, Lithuanian blaškyti to throw back and forth
1. : whip, scourge, flog
2. : to drive, punish, or stigmatize by or as if by whipping
< the papers flagellated the levity of his conduct >
< flagellating herself to her daily task >
II. \-_lə̇]t, -ˌlā], fləˈjelə̇], usu ]d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin flagellatus, from flagellum + Latin -atus -ate
1.
a. : having or bearing flagella
b. : shaped like a flagellum
2. [flagellate (III) ] : of, relating to, or caused by flagellates
< flagellate dysentery >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin Flagellata & Flagellatae
: a flagellate protozoan or alga
IV. \ˈflajəˌlāt, usu -ād.+V\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from flagellation (II)
: to develop a flagellum |