conform

动词 v.
/kənˈfɔːm/    /kənˈfɔɹm/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative. intransitive,transitive
    — There is a worm by Phoebus bred, By leaves of mulberry is fed, Which unprovided where to dwell, Conforms itself to weave a cell.
  2. To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.; To change to more closely match typical characteristics or behavior. intransitive,often,transitive,with-to
    — [H]e had a dispensation for conforming in outward observances to the Protestant faith.
  3. To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy. intransitive
    — In height and breadth it conformed to the prescribed measurements laid down by the rules of the contest.

词形变化

conforms present,singular,third-person conforming participle,present conformed participle,past conformed past

词源

From Middle English conformen, borrowed from Middle French and Anglo-Norman conformer, from Latin conformāre (“to mould, to shape after”).
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