attenuate的词源

英文词源

attenuate (v.)

"to make thin, to make less," 1520s, from Latin attenuatus "enfeebled, weak," past participle of attenuare "to make thin, lessen, diminish," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + tenuare "make thin," from tenuis "thin" (see tenet). Related: Attenuated; attenuating. Earlier was Middle English attenuen "to make thin (in consistency)," early 15c.

中文词源

attenuate：使减弱

发音释义：[ə'tenjʊeɪt] adj. 减弱的；稀薄的；细小的vt. 使减弱；使纤细vi. 变纤细；变弱

结构分析：attenuate = at（=ad，去）+tenu（变薄）→减弱

词源解释：tenu←拉丁语tenuare（使变薄）←拉丁语tenuis（稀薄的、细小的）

同源词：tenuous（纤细的、微薄的）；extenuate（减轻）

趣味记忆：attenuate = at ten u ate（十点钟你吃饭）→十点钟你才吃饭，你的体力已经减弱了

衍生词：attenuation（衰减、变薄、稀释）；attenuator（衰减器）

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：attenuate 词源，attenuate 含义。

attenuate：减弱，变细

前缀at-同ad-. 词根ten, 持有，握住，见tenure. 引申义伸长，拉伸，见tend, 引申义变细，减轻，见该词，或extenuate, 减轻。