attenuate
v 弄薄;弄细(at使+tenu+ate→使…..细薄→弄薄)
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attenuate
/ E5tenju:7eIt /
◙ verb1. [with obj.] [常作 be attenuated] reduce the force, effect, or value of• 使减弱;使减少(力量、效果或价值) »her intolerance was attenuated by an unexpected liberalism. 那种意想不到的自由放任行为使她难以忍耐。 reduce the amplitude of (a signal, electric current, or other oscillation)• 减弱,减少(信号、电流或振动) [no obj.] (of a signal, electric current, or other oscillation) be reduced in amplitude• (信号、电流振动)减弱 [usu. as adj. attenuated] reduce the virulence of (a pathogenic organism or vaccine)• 减弱(病原体或疫苗的)毒性 »attenuated strains of rabies virus. 减低了毒性的狂犬病病毒菌种。 reduce in thickness; make thin• (使)变稀薄◙ adjective1. (rare)reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness• [罕] (在力量、效果或厚度上)减弱的,减少的【派生】
♦ attenuation noun【语源】
1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin attenuat- 'made slender', from the verb attenuare, from ad- 'to' + tenuare 'make thin' (from tenuis 'thin')
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