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transpired

UK //trænˈspaɪəd//US //trænˈspaɪərd//

词源

源自拉丁语 transpirare(trans- '穿过' + spirare '呼吸'),16世纪进入英语,最初指'通过毛孔散发',后引申为事件'逐渐显露'。

verb

❶ 指事情发生或为人所知,常用于正式场合描述事件的发生过程或真相的揭露。

“It later transpired that he had been lying all along.”

(后来发现他一直在撒谎。)

“What exactly transpired during the meeting remains unclear.”

(会议期间具体发生了什么仍不清楚。)

❶ 植物通过叶子表面蒸发水分的过程,属于生物学专业术语。

“Plants transpire more water on hot, dry days.”

(植物在炎热干燥的天气里会蒸发更多水分。)

“Transpiration helps cool the leaves of the plant.”

(蒸腾作用有助于降低植物叶片的温度。)

同义词:occurred, happened, came to light, evaporated

常见短语

as it transpired — 用于引述后来才被发现的事实,相当于中文的'后来发现/事实证明'。

“As it transpired, the documents had been misfiled all along.”

(事实证明,这些文件一直都被错误归档了。)