accumulate
英 [?'kju?mj?le?t]
美 [?'kjumj?let]
助記提示
1. ac- "in addition" + cumul- + -ate.
2. 含義：heap up, amass.
中文詞源
accumulate 積累前綴ac-同ad-. 詞根cum, 塊，堆，見encumber,大塊，阻礙。此處指堆積成塊。
英文詞源
- accumulate
- accumulate: [16] Accumulate was borrowed from Latin accumulāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ad-, here meaning ‘in addition’, and cumulāre ‘heap up’ (the source of English cumulative). Cumulāre itself derived from cumulus ‘heap’; English adopted this with its original Latin meaning in the 17th century, but it was not until the early 19th century that it was applied (by the meteorologist Luke Howard) to mountainous billowing cloud formations.
=> cumulative, cumulus - accumulate (v.)
- 1520s, from Latin accumulatus, past participle of accumulare "to heap up" (see accumulation). Related: Accumulated; accumulating.
雙語例句
- 1. How can I accumulate enough cash to get out of debt?
- 我怎么才能攢足錢還清債務呢？
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Lead can accumulate in the body until toxic levels are reached.
- 鉛會在體內積聚直至造成鉛中毒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. However, as evidence began to accumulate, experts felt obliged to investigate.
- 然而, 由于證據開始增多了, 專家們感到必須進行調查了.
來自《用法詞典》
- 4. We let the mending accumulate until Wednesday.
- 我們讓需縫補的衣服一直積存到星期三.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty.
- 他立志要在而立之年以前攢夠100萬美元。
來自柯林斯例句