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单词 interpolate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•ter•po•late /ɪnˈtɜrpəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to introduce (something additional or extra) between other things or parts; insert;
    interject;
    interpose:to interpolate an unwanted comment.
in•ter•po•la•tion /ɪnˌtɜrpəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•ter•po•late  (in tûrpə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject;
    interpose;
    intercalate.
  2. Mathematicsto insert, estimate, or find an intermediate term in (a sequence).
  3. to alter (a text) by the insertion of new matter, esp. deceptively or without authorization.
  4. to insert (new or spurious matter) in this manner.

v.i. 
  1. to make an interpolation.
  • Latin interpolātus past participle of interpolāre to make new, refurbish, touch up, equivalent. to inter- inter- + -polā- verb, verbal stem (akin to polīre to polish) + -tus past participle suffix
  • 1605–15
in•ter•po•la•ble  (in tûrpə lə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.  in•terpo•lat′er, in•terpo•la′tor, n. 
in•ter•po•la•to•ry  (in tûrpə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation in•terpo•la′tive, adj.  in•terpo•la′tive•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
interpolate /ɪnˈtɜːpəˌleɪt/ vb
  1. to insert or introduce (a comment, passage, etc) into (a conversation, text, etc)
  2. to falsify or alter (a text, manuscript, etc) by the later addition of (material, esp spurious or valueless passages)
  3. (intransitive) to make additions, interruptions, or insertions
  4. to estimate (a value of a function) between the values already known or determined
    Compare extrapolate
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin interpolāre to give a new appearance to, from inter- + polīre to polish

inˈterpoˌlater, inˈterpoˌlator n inˈterpolative adj
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