incurvate

v. (使)向内弯曲 a. 向内弯曲的

发音

其它 /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/
其它 /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)veɪt/

词形变化

incurvated incurvates 三单 incurvates incurvating incurvating 现在分词 incurvated 过去式 incurvated 过去分词 more incurvate 比较级 most incurvate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.

    及物
  2. 2.

    to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.

    不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    bending inwards.

    He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.

  2. 2.

    Curved; bent; crooked.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 5

turn bend twist flex deform
形容词

同义词 1

incurved

近义相关 2

curved curving

词源

The verb is first attested in 1578, the adjective in 1647; borrowed from Latin incurvātus, perfect passive participle of incurvō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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