adaptedadj.

Brit.

/əˈdaptᵻd/, U.S.

/əˈdæptəd/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (iii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French adapter ; Latin adaptāre , -ed suffix¹; adapt v., -ed suffix¹; adapt v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: In quot. ?a1425 at sense 1 apparently either < Middle French adapter or its etymon classical Latin adaptāre adapt v. + -ed suffix¹, or < adapt v. (although this is first attested considerably later) + -ed suffix¹. In later use < adapt v. + -ed suffix¹.Compare later adapt adj. and discussion at that entry.

1. Well suited or fitted to a particular purpose or use; suitable, fitting. Frequently predicatively with to, for.

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?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 55^v Meny men..applieþ softe cloþez double or triple or spongious shapen or adapted [?c1425 Paris schapen; L. adaptatam].

1532 W. Thynne in Wks. Chaucer Ded. sig. Aij^v/1 In whose [sc. Chaucer's] workes is..suche perfectyon in metre, the composycion so adapted, such freshnesse of inuention.

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xxi. vi. 844 As spirits doe in characters and signes ad-apted to their natures.

1659 F. Osborne Misc. Sundry Ess. 26 Having so much the more Excellent and adapted Companion, as her Husband neere her to Converse with.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia lix. 241 For the discovery of small Stars, the bigger the aperture be, the better adapted is the Glass.

1756 F. Greville & F. Greville Maxims, Characters, & Refl. 130 His dress was adapted to his character, extravagant and minutely exact.

?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 227 It is adapted for viewing all the larger sort of small objects.

1803 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 1 35 Conferring on Mr. Collins an adapted and distinguished appointment.

1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants i. 3 Drosera was excellently adapted for..catching insects.

1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iv. 128 It thrusteth out its finely adapted tentacles in their first palping movements to the encounter of life.

1997 High Country News 3 Mar. 7/3 The boreal toad is uniquely adapted to the high elevations of the Rocky Mountains.

2. That has been adapted; esp. modified, altered, amended.

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1786 Town & Country Mag. Aug. 435/2 The adapted airs, particularly those appropriated to Signora Sestini, were judiciously chosen.

1816 R. Southey Poet's Pilgrimage iv. 52, in Wks. X. 103 A race, who with the European mind, The adapted mould of Africa combined.

1891 Expositor 4 68 We sometimes get in one edition the adapted text, in the other edition the unadapted text.

1920 Amer. Woman Aug. 6/1 Often the original piece would scarcely be recognized as even first cousin to the adapted one.

1944 Burlington Mag. July 176/1 The ‘platytera’ proper appears in Byzantine art as early as the fifth or sixth century..and in many adapted forms spreads over Europe during the Middle Ages.

1992 Disability Now May 10/1 She was severely disabled in a car crash 28 years ago and owns an adapted bungalow in Maidenhead.

3. Biology. Of an organism or characteristic: that has become modified in the course of evolution to suit an ecological niche or biological function. Cf. adaptation n. 7.Not always clearly distinct from sense 1, esp. in early use.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > evolution > [adjective] > adapted or specialized

specialized1854

adapted1859

maladaptive1931

fit1959

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iv. 127 Sexual selection will give its aid to ordinary selection, by assuring to the most vigorous and best adapted males the greatest number of offspring.

1879 Amer Naturalist 13 215 The law of modified, inherited, selected and adapted structure, i.e., the law of evolution.

1940 G. S. Carter Gen. Zool. Invertebr. xx. 417 In forms with highly adapted larvæ there will be great alteration of structure at the stage the animal passes to the adult way of life.

1964 Evolution 2 41/2 As C. unguiculata migrated to higher elevations, adapted but isolated derivatives were left behind at low elevations.

1992 Saudi Med. Jrnl. 13 183/1 The characteristic feature of these bacteria is a spiral morphology, e.g. Borrelia, Treponema, or Spirillum spp. These organisms are highly adapted.

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

单词	adapted
释义	adaptedadj. Brit. /əˈdaptᵻd/, U.S. /əˈdæptəd/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (iii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French adapter ; Latin adaptāre , -ed suffix¹; adapt v., -ed suffix¹; adapt v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: In quot. ?a1425 at sense 1 apparently either < Middle French adapter or its etymon classical Latin adaptāre adapt v. + -ed suffix¹, or < adapt v. (although this is first attested considerably later) + -ed suffix¹. In later use < adapt v. + -ed suffix¹.Compare later adapt adj. and discussion at that entry. 1. Well suited or fitted to a particular purpose or use; suitable, fitting. Frequently predicatively with to, for. ΚΠ ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 55^v Meny men..applieþ softe cloþez double or triple or spongious shapen or adapted [?c1425 Paris schapen; L. adaptatam]. 1532 W. Thynne in Wks. Chaucer Ded. sig. Aij^v/1 In whose [sc. Chaucer's] workes is..suche perfectyon in metre, the composycion so adapted, such freshnesse of inuention. 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xxi. vi. 844 As spirits doe in characters and signes ad-apted to their natures. 1659 F. Osborne Misc. Sundry Ess. 26 Having so much the more Excellent and adapted Companion, as her Husband neere her to Converse with. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia lix. 241 For the discovery of small Stars, the bigger the aperture be, the better adapted is the Glass. 1756 F. Greville & F. Greville Maxims, Characters, & Refl. 130 His dress was adapted to his character, extravagant and minutely exact. ?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 227 It is adapted for viewing all the larger sort of small objects. 1803 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 1 35 Conferring on Mr. Collins an adapted and distinguished appointment. 1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants i. 3 Drosera was excellently adapted for..catching insects. 1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iv. 128 It thrusteth out its finely adapted tentacles in their first palping movements to the encounter of life. 1997 High Country News 3 Mar. 7/3 The boreal toad is uniquely adapted to the high elevations of the Rocky Mountains. 2. That has been adapted; esp. modified, altered, amended. ΚΠ 1786 Town & Country Mag. Aug. 435/2 The adapted airs, particularly those appropriated to Signora Sestini, were judiciously chosen. 1816 R. Southey Poet's Pilgrimage iv. 52, in Wks. X. 103 A race, who with the European mind, The adapted mould of Africa combined. 1891 Expositor 4 68 We sometimes get in one edition the adapted text, in the other edition the unadapted text. 1920 Amer. Woman Aug. 6/1 Often the original piece would scarcely be recognized as even first cousin to the adapted one. 1944 Burlington Mag. July 176/1 The ‘platytera’ proper appears in Byzantine art as early as the fifth or sixth century..and in many adapted forms spreads over Europe during the Middle Ages. 1992 Disability Now May 10/1 She was severely disabled in a car crash 28 years ago and owns an adapted bungalow in Maidenhead. 3. Biology. Of an organism or characteristic: that has become modified in the course of evolution to suit an ecological niche or biological function. Cf. adaptation n. 7.Not always clearly distinct from sense 1, esp. in early use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > evolution > [adjective] > adapted or specialized specialized1854 adapted1859 maladaptive1931 fit1959 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iv. 127 Sexual selection will give its aid to ordinary selection, by assuring to the most vigorous and best adapted males the greatest number of offspring. 1879 Amer Naturalist 13 215 The law of modified, inherited, selected and adapted structure, i.e., the law of evolution. 1940 G. S. Carter Gen. Zool. Invertebr. xx. 417 In forms with highly adapted larvæ there will be great alteration of structure at the stage the animal passes to the adult way of life. 1964 Evolution 2 41/2 As C. unguiculata migrated to higher elevations, adapted but isolated derivatives were left behind at low elevations. 1992 Saudi Med. Jrnl. 13 183/1 The characteristic feature of these bacteria is a spiral morphology, e.g. Borrelia, Treponema, or Spirillum spp. These organisms are highly adapted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?a1425
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