subdivide

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To divide into smaller sections. ambitransitive
  2. To divide into smaller sections.; To divide a plot of land into plots for residences; to convert open land into housing. ambitransitive
    — This used to be farmland before developers bought it and subdivided it.
  3. To divide divisions into smaller divisions. ambitransitive
    — The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others.

词形变化

subdivides present,singular,third-person subdividing participle,present subdivided participle,past subdivided past

词汇关系

衍生词
subdividable subdivider subdividingly
相关词
subdivision

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *wiðō
Latin *vidō
Latin dīvidōder.
Middle English dividen
English divide
English subdivide
From sub- + divide.
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