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conjugate

UK //ˈkɒndʒəɡeɪt//US //ˈkɑːndʒəɡeɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'conjugatus',意为'连接在一起',由 'con-' (一起) 和 'jugum' (轭,连接) 组成。

verb

❶ 指根据语法规则变化动词的形式,以表示不同的时态、人称或数。例如英语中动词在不同人称后加-s或-es。

“In French, you need to conjugate the verb 'être' differently for each subject.”

(在法语中,动词'être'需要根据主语不同进行变位。)

“Students often struggle to conjugate irregular verbs correctly.”

(学生常常难以正确变位不规则动词。)

❶ 在数学中,指形成共轭复数或共轭矩阵,即改变复数中虚部的符号或矩阵的转置复共轭。

“To find the complex conjugate, simply change the sign of the imaginary part.”

(求复共轭只需改变虚部的符号。)

“The conjugate of 3+4i is 3-4i.”

(3+4i的共轭复数是3-4i。)

同义词:inflect, decline, transform

adjective

❶ 描述成对出现或相互关联的事物,特别指生物学中配对的染色体或化学中的共轭双键。

“Conjugate vaccines combine a weak antigen with a strong protein.”

(结合疫苗将弱抗原与强蛋白结合在一起。)

“In chemistry, conjugate acids and bases are related by proton transfer.”

(在化学中,共轭酸碱对通过质子转移相关联。)

同义词:paired, connected, related

常见短语

conjugate vaccine — 一种将弱抗原与强蛋白结合的疫苗,能增强免疫系统对弱抗原的反应。

“The Hib conjugate vaccine has significantly reduced meningitis cases.”

(Hib结合疫苗显著减少了脑膜炎病例。)

complex conjugate — 数学术语,指复数中虚部符号相反的数,在复数和信号处理中有重要应用。

“Multiplying a complex number by its complex conjugate gives a real number.”

(复数乘以其共轭复数得到实数。)