cognate
美['kɑːɡneɪt] 英['kɒɡneɪt]
n. 同源词
adj. 同源的；相关的
英英释义
Noun- one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Adjective- related in nature;
"connate qualities"
- having the same ancestral language;
"cognate languages"
- related by blood
例句
用作名词(n.)- Haus and house are cognates.Haus与house为同源词。
用作形容词(adj.)- German and Dutch are cognate languages.德语和荷兰语为同源语言。
- Physics and astronomy are cognate sciences.物理学和天文学是相关联的科学。
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