動變: 過去式:propagated 過去分詞:propagated 現在進行時:propagating
vt.
- 繁殖,增殖
- 使遺傳
- 傳播;使普及
- 【物】傳播,傳導
vi.
- 繁殖,增殖
衍生
n.
propagator
n. [U]
propagation
a.
propagative
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
v.
- breed by natural processes from the parent stock. ▸cause to increase in number or amount.
- promote (an idea, knowledge, etc.) widely.
- transmit or be transmitted in a particular direction.
Derivative
- propagation n.
- propagative adj.
Etymology
ME: from L. propagat-, propagare ‘multiply from layers or shoots’; rel. to propago ‘young shoot’ (from a base meaning ‘fix’).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》
