engender

C2 大学 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 产生, 引起 vi. 发生, 形成

发音

UK /ɪnˈdʒɛn.də/
UK /ɛnˈdʒɛn.də/
AU
US /ɛnˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ/
US /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ/

词形变化

engenders 三单 engendering 现在分词 engendered 过去式 engendered 过去分词

别名

engendre ingender

释义与例句

v. C2
  1. 1.

    To beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).

    废旧 及物
  2. 2.

    To give existence to, to produce (living creatures).

    及物
  3. 3.

    To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.

    引起

    产生

    造成

    及物
  4. 4.

    To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.

    不及物
  5. 5.

    To copulate, to have sex.

    不及物 废旧
  6. 1.

    To endow with gender; to create gender or enhance the importance of gender.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 9

get father mother sire breed generate spawn beget bring forth

上位词 4

do make cause create

词源

From Middle English engendren, from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre.

来源：wiktionary