tame
英[te?m]
美[te?m]
- adj. 馴服的；平淡的；乏味的；順從的
- vt. 馴養；使變得平淡；制服
- vi. 變得馴服
- n. (Tame)人名；(捷)塔梅
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?tames;過去式:?tamed;過去分詞:?tamed;現在分詞:?taming;比較級:?tamer;最高級:?tamest;副詞:?tamely;名詞:?tameness;
中文詞源
tame 馴服的，馴化的，馴化，馴服
來自古英語 tam,馴服的，畜養的，來自 Proto-Germanic*tamaz,馴服，畜養，來自 PIE*deme, 馴服，畜養，來自 PIE*dem,家，家園，詞源同 domicile,domesticate,adamant.
英文詞源
- tame
- tame: [OE] Tame evolved from a prehistoric Germanic *tamaz, which also produced German zahm and Dutch tam. This in turn was descended from the Indo-European base *dom-, which also lay behind Latin domāre ‘tame, subdue’ (source of English daunt [13] and indomitable [17]) and Greek damán ‘tame, subdue’ (source of English adamant and diamond).
=> adamant, daunt, diamond, indomitable - tame (adj.)
- early Middle English tame "in a state of subjection, physically subdued, restrained in behavior" (c. 1200); of animals "domesticated, reclaimed from wildness," also, of persons, "meek, gentle-natured, compliant, intent on homely or domestic activities" (mid-13c.), from oblique forms of Old English tom, tam "domesticated, docile," from Proto-Germanic *tamaz (cognates: Old Norse tamr, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tam, Old High German zam, German zahm "tame," Gothic tamjan "to tame"), from PIE *deme- "to constrain, to force, to break (horses)" (cognates: Sanskrit damayati "tames;" Persian dam "a tame animal;" Greek daman "to tame, subdue," dmetos "tame;" Latin domare "to tame, subdue;" Old Irish damnaim "I tie up, fasten, I tame, subdue").
A possible ulterior connection is with PIE *dem- "house, household" (see domestic (adj.)). Meaning "spiritless, weak, dull, uninspiring, insipid" is recorded from c. 1600. Related: Tamely; tameness. - tame (v.)
- mid-14c., from tame (adj.), or altered by the form of the adjective from Old English temian "subdue, make tame," from Proto-Germanic *tamjan- (cognates: Old Norse temja, Old Frisian tema, Middle Dutch temmen, Old High German zemmen, German z?hmen, Gothic tamjan). Related: Tamed; taming.
雙語例句
- 1. Two regiments of cavalry were called out to tame the crowds.
- 調集了兩個裝甲兵團去威懾、控制人群。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame.
- 如今有些政治游行顯得毫無激情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. You'll find life here pretty tame after New York.
- 這里的生活相當枯燥，與紐約形成對比。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The party was tame because all the people were sleepy.
- 聚會很沉悶,因為大家昏昏欲睡.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He is so tame that he agrees with everybody.
- 他很隨和,總是順從他人的意見.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》