单词 | adopt |
释义 | Word Frequency adopt(əˈdɒpt) verb (transitive) 1. law to bring (a person) into a specific relationship, esp to take (another's child) as one's own child 2. to choose and follow (a plan, technique, etc) 3. to take over (an idea, etc) as if it were one's own 4. to take on; assume to adopt a title 5. to accept (a report, etc) Derived forms adoptee (ˌadopˈtee) noun adopter (aˈdopter) noun adoption (aˈdoption) noun Word origin C16: from Latin adoptāre to choose for oneself, from optāre to choose |
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