accelerate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/|/ækˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/|/ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/    美 /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of. transitive
  2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of. transitive
    — to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
  3. To cause a change of velocity. transitive
  4. To hasten, as the occurrence of an event. transitive
    — to accelerate our departure
  5. To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time. transitive
  6. To become faster; to begin to move more quickly. intransitive
    — The car began to accelerate as soon as the light turned green.
  7. Grow; increase. intransitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried. archaic,not-comparable
    — ... a general knowledg of the definition of motion, and of the distinction of natural and violent, even and accelerate, and the like, sufficing.

词形变化

accelerates present,singular,third-person accelerating participle,present accelerated participle,past accelerated past

词汇关系

近义词
quicken speed up
反义词
decelerate retard unaccelerate
衍生词
acceleratable accelerated ageing accelerated aging accelerated critical illness accelerated depreciation accelerated erosion accelerated graphics port accelerated motion accelerating force acceleratingly accelerating universe accelerative accelerator deaccelerate nonaccelerating outaccelerate overaccelerate post-accelerate reaccelerate unaccelerating
相关词
accelerando accelerant acceleration accelerograph accelerometer

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *kel-der.
Latin celer
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin celerō
Latin accelerō
Latin accelerātuslbor.
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Latin accelerō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin accelerātiōder.
English accelerationbf.
English accelerate
First attested in the 1520s. Either from Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“to accelerate, hasten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ad + celerō (“to hasten”), which is from celer (“quick”) (see celerity), or back-formation from acceleration.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *kel-der.
Latin celer
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin celerō
Latin accelerō
Latin accelerātuslbor.
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Latin accelerō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin accelerātiōder.
English accelerationbf.
English accelerate
First attested in the 1520s. Either from Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“to accelerate, hasten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ad + celerō (“to hasten”), which is from celer (“quick”) (see celerity), or back-formation from acceleration.
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