elaborate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/    美 /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/|/ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹæɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Тo develop in detail or complexity. transitive
    — […] by the time of the subsequent coronation, when the Prussian king put the crown on his own head in child-like belief of the obsolete doctrine called divine right, the untiring statesman had elaborated his scheme of reform.
  2. To expand/enlarge in detail. intransitive,sometimes
    — What do you mean you didn't come home last night? Would you care to elaborate?
形容词 adj.
  1. Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
    — After reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser.
  2. Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.
    — I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.

词形变化

more elaborate comparative most elaborate superlative elaborates present,singular,third-person elaborating participle,present elaborated participle,past elaborated past

词汇关系

衍生词
elaborately elaborateness inelaborate overelaborate superelaborate unelaborate elaboration elaborated sap elaborater elaborator

词源

词源 1
1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.
词源 2
1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.
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