
好词典

源自拉丁语 'adoptare',由 'ad-'(朝向)和 'optare'(选择)组成,14世纪进入英语。
❶ 正式接受或采用某事物,如法律、政策或方法,使其成为自己的一部分。
“The school adopted a new teaching method last year.”
(学校去年采用了一种新的教学方法。)
“Many countries have adopted strict environmental policies.”
(许多国家已采纳了严格的环境政策。)
❶ 通过法律程序成为他人孩子的父母,即收养。
“They adopted a baby girl from an orphanage.”
(他们从孤儿院收养了一个女婴。)
“After years of trying, they finally adopted a child.”
(经过多年尝试,他们终于领养了一个孩子。)
adopt a wait-and-see attitude — 采取观望态度,指暂时不采取行动,先观察情况发展。
“Investors are adopting a wait-and-see attitude due to market uncertainty.”
(由于市场不确定性,投资者正采取观望态度。)
adopt as one's own — 将某事物视为己有,通常指完全接受某种想法或方式。
“She quickly adopted the local dialect as her own.”
(她很快就把当地方言变成了自己的语言。)