英语单词

vitiate是什么意思

vitiate

英['vɪʃɪeɪt] |美['vɪʃɪet]
    vt.& vi.(使)削弱;(使)破坏;(使)损害;(使)无效
    n.破坏,损害;破坏者
日语:傷つける 法语:vicier 德语:beeinträchtigen 韩语:해를 끼치다 俄语:viciar

牛津词典

verb

  1. 使失效;削弱效用
    to spoil or reduce the effect of sth


    词形变化

    过去分词:vitiated 过去式:vitiated 第三人称单数:vitiates 现在分词:vitiating 名词复数形式:vitiates



    双语例句

    1. Strategic policy during the War was vitiated because of a sharp division between 'easterners' and 'westerners'
      由于“东方人”和“西方人”之间存在巨大的分歧,战争期间的战略方针没有得到切实的执行。
    2. But this does not vitiate his scholarship.
      但这不会威胁到他的奖学金。
    3. This may vitiate a literal translation.
      这就会损害直译的价值。
    4. But the inability of the Vendor to comply with any such requirement by such Purchaser shall not vitiate or delay the completion of the purchase.
      要么买进或卖出,要么取消〔abbr.〕买主不得因卖主未能遵照其要求而取消或拖延完成买卖交易。
    5. A misdescription of the bill shall not vitiate the notice unless the party to whom the notice is given is in fact misled thereby;
      凡误述汇票,并不使通知失效,但如接受通知人事实上因而有误解者,则作别论;


    语源

    mid 16th cent.: from Latin vitiat-impaired, from the verb vitiare, from vitium(see vice)


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