
v. 化妝,打扮(titivate 的過去式和過去分詞)
She titivated her hair in the mirror.
她對着鏡子梳理頭發。
I've titivated in honour of the date.
為了對得起這次約會,我還特意打扮了一下。
I have titivated in honor of the date.
為了這次約會,我還特意打扮了一下。
I've titivated in honour of to see you.
為了見你,我特意打扮了一下。
I have titivated in honour of the date.
我為了約會打扮下自己。
After each rejection the treaty was slightly titivated, with various declarations or opt-outs added, after which the voters were asked to pronounce again-and then they said yes.
在被否決後,每個條約都進行了修改,添加了各種聲明或額外内容,在那之後選民被要求重新投票——然後他們投了同意票。
titivated(或拼寫為tittivated)是動詞titivate 的過去分詞形式,其核心含義為:
指通過細緻的整理、修飾或添加裝飾物,使某人自身或某物看起來更整潔、更漂亮或更時髦。常用于非正式場合,強調通過小改動帶來顯著的外觀提升。
例句參考:
"To make small enhancing alterations to one's appearance or surroundings."
"To smarten up (oneself or another) by making the hair, clothes, etc. tidy."
"To improve the appearance of by small attentions in dress or adornment."
詞彙 | 區别 |
---|---|
Adorn | 更正式,強調添加華麗裝飾(如珠寶、藝術品)。 |
Spruce up | 口語化,側重快速整理使煥然一新。 |
Primp | 特指反複調整細節(如頭發、衣着),常含自戀意味。 |
"Titivated"是動詞"titivate"的過去式和過去分詞形式,屬于英語中較為少用的詞彙,具體解析如下:
1. 核心詞義 指通過細緻調整使某人或某物更整潔、時尚或得體,通常譯為"打扮、裝飾、修飾"。與常規動詞"decorate"相比,它更強調細節的完善,常用于非正式語境,比如整理衣領、補妝等場景。
2. 詞态變化
3. 發音特征
4. 同義詞替換 可替換為更常用的短語:spruce up(精心打扮)、smarten up(使整潔)、trim(修剪整理)。例如:"She titivated the room before guests arrived"可改寫為"She spruced up the room..."。
5. 詞源考據 該詞可能源自19世紀對"tidy"(整潔)的變體改造,後綴"-vate"模仿"activate"等動詞構詞法,暗示"使...變得整潔"。在早期文獻中曾拼寫為"tiddivate"。
典型用法示例(來自):
這個詞多用于英式英語,在美式英語中更常使用"spruce up"。作為及物動詞時,賓語可以是人物(打扮自己)、空間(裝飾房間)或物品(修飾外觀)。
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