
assimilated
词源
源自拉丁语 'assimilatus',过去分词形式,来自 'assimilare'(使相似),由 'ad-'(向)和 'similis'(相似)组成。15世纪进入英语。
verb
❶ 指被吸收或融入某个群体、文化或系统中,通常指个体或群体适应并接受新环境的过程。
“Many immigrants have successfully assimilated into the local culture.”
(许多移民已成功融入当地文化。)
“The new employee quickly assimilated the company's values.”
(新员工迅速接受了公司的价值观。)
❶ 在生物学中指营养物质被吸收进入生物体的过程,或指植物通过光合作用转化物质。
“Plants assimilate carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.”
(植物在光合作用中吸收二氧化碳。)
“The body assimilates nutrients from digested food.”
(身体从消化的食物中吸收营养。)
adjective
❶ 描述已经被吸收或融入的状态,通常指人或群体已经完全适应新环境。
“The assimilated community no longer speaks its original language.”
(这个被同化的社区已不再使用原来的语言。)
“She felt completely assimilated after living abroad for ten years.”
(在国外生活十年后,她感到已经完全融入。)
常见短语
fully assimilated — 表示完全被吸收或融入的状态,常用于描述文化适应或营养吸收的完成。
“After three generations, the family was fully assimilated into American society.”
(经过三代人后,这个家族已完全融入美国社会。)
assimilated into — 表示被某群体或系统吸收的过程,强调融入的目标对象。
“The new technology was quickly assimilated into our daily workflow.”
(这项新技术很快就被纳入我们的日常工作流程。)