declinate

a. [植][动]下倾的,斜向的,弯下的

发音

其它 /ˈdɛklɪnət/
其它 /ˈdɛklɪneɪt/

词形变化

declinated declinates 三单 declinates declinating declinating 现在分词 declinated 过去式 declinated 过去分词 more declinate 比较级 most declinate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of decline.

    罕用 语言学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Bent downward or aside.

  2. 2.

    Bending downward in a curve; declined.

    生物 植物学

词源

The adjective is first attested in 1820; borrowed from Latin dēclīnātus, perfect passive participle of dēclīnō (“to bend down”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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