
domesticated
词源
源自拉丁语 'domesticus'(属于家庭的),通过法语 'domestiquer' 进入英语,词尾 '-ate' 表示动词化,'-ed' 形成形容词/过去分词。
adjective
❶ 指动物经过人类长期驯养,变得适应家庭生活或农业用途的状态,通常性情温顺且依赖人类照料。
“Dogs were one of the first animals to be domesticated by humans.”
(狗是最早被人类驯化的动物之一。)
“Domesticated rabbits are very different from their wild ancestors.”
(家养的兔子与它们的野生祖先有很大不同。)
❶ 形容人变得习惯家庭生活,通常指原本活跃的人变得安于居家或循规蹈矩的状态。
“After marriage, the formerly wild traveler became quite domesticated.”
(结婚后,曾经狂野的旅行者变得非常居家。)
“He jokes that his rock star days are over now that he's domesticated.”
(他开玩笑说,既然已经安定下来,他的摇滚明星日子就结束了。)
verb
❶ 驯化(动物)的过程,通过选择性繁殖和训练使野生动物适应与人类共同生活。
“Ancient people domesticated wolves to create the first dogs.”
(古人驯化狼,培育出了最早的狗。)
“It took centuries to fully domesticated wild horses.”
(完全驯化野马花费了几个世纪的时间。)
常见短语
domesticated animal — 指经过人类驯养并适应与人共处的动物,区别于野生动物。
“Cows and sheep are typical domesticated animals found on farms.”
(奶牛和绵羊是农场里典型的家养动物。)
become domesticated — 描述人或动物从野生/自由状态转变为适应家庭生活的过程。
“The rescued fox slowly became domesticated and now lives indoors.”
(被救助的狐狸逐渐被驯化,现在生活在室内。)