innovate

C1 CET-4 大学 FREQ #49661

vi. 改革, 创新

发音

US /ˈɪnəveɪt/
IN /ɪˈno.ʋeʈ/
IN /ˈɪn.ə.ʋeʈ/

词形变化

innovated innovates 三单 innovates innovating innovating 现在分词 innovated 过去式 innovated 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

创新；改革；革新

动词

改变；创立；创始；引人

释义与例句

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To alter, to change into something new; to revolutionize.

    废旧 及物

    But the most frequent maladies are such as proceed from themselves, as first when religion and God's service is neglected, innovated or altered […].

  2. 2.

    To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new.

    创新

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To introduce (something) as new.

    及物

    to innovate a word or an act

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

introduce

上位词 2

initiate pioneer

下位词 4

debut pioneer open up phase in

词源

First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin innovātus, perfect passive participle of innovō (“to renew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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