adaptativeadj.

Brit.

/əˈdaptətɪv/, U.S.

/əˈdæptədɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin adaptāt- , adaptāre , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin adaptāt-, past participial stem of adaptāre adapt v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier adaptive adj.

= adaptive adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > adaptability to circumstances > [adjective]

supple1593

accommodating1642

well-natured?1649

adaptable1692

accommodant1693

accommodative1776

adaptative1815

adaptive1863

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [adjective]

adaptable1800

adaptative1815

adaptive1863

alloplastic1924

tailored1942

1815 Monthly Mag. Sept. 114 (Orthographical wordlist) Adaptative.

1821 Ann. Philos. New Ser. 2 259 The said atoms..fly off..with a force too great for the adaptative force of union to overcome.

1857 R. Tomes Americans in Japan xi. 247 The Japanese are..a very imitative, adaptative, and compliant people.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xv. 297 The great merit of his statesmanship is adaptative rather than originative.

1948 Copeia 1948 205 The results merely indicate the adaptative behavior of the species.

1993 Harper's Mag. Nov. 43 Why, then, are we so surprised when our students dismiss the debate over the origins of civilization,..and concentrate on cash-and-carry careers? Isn't the choice a tribute not to their ignorance but to their adaptative intelligence?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adaptative
释义	adaptativeadj. Brit. /əˈdaptətɪv/, U.S. /əˈdæptədɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin adaptāt- , adaptāre , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin adaptāt-, past participial stem of adaptāre adapt v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier adaptive adj. = adaptive adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > adaptability to circumstances > [adjective] supple1593 accommodating1642 well-natured?1649 adaptable1692 accommodant1693 accommodative1776 adaptative1815 adaptive1863 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [adjective] adaptable1800 adaptative1815 adaptive1863 alloplastic1924 tailored1942 1815 Monthly Mag. Sept. 114 (Orthographical wordlist) Adaptative. 1821 Ann. Philos. New Ser. 2 259 The said atoms..fly off..with a force too great for the adaptative force of union to overcome. 1857 R. Tomes Americans in Japan xi. 247 The Japanese are..a very imitative, adaptative, and compliant people. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xv. 297 The great merit of his statesmanship is adaptative rather than originative. 1948 Copeia 1948 205 The results merely indicate the adaptative behavior of the species. 1993 Harper's Mag. Nov. 43 Why, then, are we so surprised when our students dismiss the debate over the origins of civilization,..and concentrate on cash-and-carry careers? Isn't the choice a tribute not to their ignorance but to their adaptative intelligence? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1815
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