etiolate
英 ['iːtɪəʊleɪt]
- vt. 使…变青白；使…变苍白
- vi. 变苍白
英英释义
- 1. make weak by stunting the growth or development of
- 2. bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
- 3. make pale or sickly;
- "alcohol etiolates your skin"
英文词源
- etiolate (v.)
- "turn (a plant) white by growing it in darkness," 1791, from French étiolé, past participle of étioler "to blanch" (17c.), perhaps literally "to become like straw," from Norman dialect étule "a stalk," Old French esteule "straw, field of stubble," from Latin stipula "straw" (see stipule). Related: Etiolated.
词态变化
第三人称单数: etiolates;过去式: etiolated;过去分词: etiolated;现在分词: etiolating;