adaptive

形容词 adj.
/əˈdæp.tɪv/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
    — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it issued a final rule allowing what’s called “adaptive driving beam headlights” on new vehicles. It will go into effect when published in the Federal Register in the next few days.
  2. Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
  3. Of a trait: that helps an organism to function well in its environment.
  4. Of a trait: that helps a person to function well in society.

词形变化

more adaptive comparative most adaptive superlative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Italic *aptos
Latin aptus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin apiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus

Latin -ō
Latin -tō
Latin aptō
Latin adaptōder.
Middle English *adapten
English adapt
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English adaptive
From adapt + -ive.
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