defervesce

v. [医]退热

发音

UK /(ˌ)diːfəˈvɛs/
其它
UK /(ˌ)dɪ-/
US /ˌdifɚˈvɛs/
US /ˌdɛ-/

词形变化

defervesced defervesces 三单 defervescing defervescing 现在分词 defervesced 过去式 defervesced 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To experience an abatement or resolution of fever.

    不及物 医学
  2. 2.

    To become less agitated; to cool down.

    比喻 不及物

词汇关系

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词源

Borrowed from Latin dēfervēscere, from dē- (prefix denoting removal, reversal, or undoing) + fervēscō (“to grow hot, to begin to boil”), from ferveō (“to be hot; to boil; to burn; to be agitated or inflamed”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”).

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