英语词汇“ossify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

os•si•fy v., -fied, -fy•ing.

to (cause to) become bone or be hardened like bone: [no object]Over time the soft substances ossified.[~ + object]Dry, extreme heat ossified these clam shells.
to become rigid or unchangeable in one's habits, opinions, etc.:[no object]had ossified in his attitudes.

os•si•fi•ca•tion n. [uncountable]

os•si•fy v., -fied, -fy•ing.
v.t.

to convert into or cause to harden like bone.

v.i.

to become bone or harden like bone.
to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.:a young man who began to ossify right after college.

Latin ossi- (stem of os) bone + -fy
1705–15

os′si•fi′er, n.

ossify /ˈɒsɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)

to convert or be converted into bone
(intransitive) (of habits, attitudes, etc) to become inflexible

Etymology: 18th Century: from French ossifier, from Latin os bone + facere to make

ˈossiˌfier n

单词	ossify
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 os•si•fy /ˈɑsəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. to (cause to) become bone or be hardened like bone: [no object]Over time the soft substances ossified.[~ + object]Dry, extreme heat ossified these clam shells. to become rigid or unchangeable in one's habits, opinions, etc.:[no object]had ossified in his attitudes. os•si•fi•ca•tion /ˌɑsəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 os•si•fy (os′ə fī′),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. to convert into or cause to harden like bone. v.i. to become bone or harden like bone. to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.:a young man who began to ossify right after college. Latin ossi- (stem of os) bone + -fy 1705–15 os′si•fi′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ossify /ˈɒsɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied) to convert or be converted into bone (intransitive) (of habits, attitudes, etc) to become inflexible Etymology: 18th Century: from French ossifier, from Latin os bone + facere to make ˈossiˌfier n
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