furcate

a. 叉形的, 成枝的 vi. 分叉

发音

UK /ˈfɜː.keɪt/
其它
UK /fɜːˈkeɪt/
UK /ˈfɜː.kət/
US /ˈfɝ.keɪt/
US /ˈfɝ.kɪt/
US /ˈfɝ.kət/

词形变化

furcates 三单 furcates furcating furcating 现在分词 furcated 过去式 furcated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To fork or branch out.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

separate branch fork ramify

上位词 1

diverge

下位词 5

twig arborise arborize bifurcate trifurcate

近义相关 2

branch ramify

词源

From Medieval Latin furcātus (“forked, branched”), from Latin furca (“fork”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French fourchu. The verb was formed by metanalysis or as if from Latin furcō (“to fork”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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