etiolate

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etiolate词义

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vt. 使…变青白；使…变苍白vi. 变苍白

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;


etiolate英文词源

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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.