regenerate

英 [rɪ'dʒenəreɪt] 美 [rɪ'dʒɛnəret]
  • vt. 使再生;革新
  • vi. 再生;革新
  • adj. 再生的;革新的

中文词源


regenerate 再生,复兴

re-,再,重新,generate,产生。

英文词源


regenerate (adj.)
mid-15c., from Latin regeneratus, past participle of regenerare "bring forth again" (see regeneration).
regenerate (v.)
1550s, back-formation from regeneration or else from Latin regeneratus, past participle of regenerare "bring forth again" (see regeneration). Originally religious; of body parts from 1590s. Related: Regenerated; regenerating. Replaced earlier regeneren (c. 1400), from Old French regenerer.

双语例句


1. Nerve cells have limited ability to regenerate if destroyed.
如果受到损伤,神经细胞再造的能力有限。

来自柯林斯例句

2. They decided a housing co-operative was the way to regenerate Ormiston Crescent.
他们最终决定通过住房合作社来重建奥米斯顿月牙街。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The govern-ment will continue to try to regenerate inner city areas.
政府将继续努力重建内城地区。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Newts can regenerate their limbs.
蝾螈的肢体可以再生。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The money will be used to regenerate the commercial heart of the town.
这笔钱将用来发展壮大市镇的商业中心。

来自《权威词典》

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