| 单词 | lucubrate |
| 释义 | lucubrate[ loo-kyoo-breyt ] / ˈlu kyʊˌbreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lucubrate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), lu·cu·brat·ed, lu·cu·brat·ing.to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night. to write learnedly. Origin of lucubrate1615–25; <Latin lūcubrātus, past participle of lūcubrāre to work by artificial light, equivalent to lūcu-, variant (before labials) of lūci-, combining form of lūcēre to shine + -br(um) instrumental suffix + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix OTHER WORDS FROM lucubratelu·cu·bra·tor, nounlu·cu·bra·to·ry [loo-kyoo-bruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /luˈkyu brəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby lucubratelucrative, lucre, Lucretia, Lucretius, Lucrezia Borgia, lucubrate, lucubration, luculent, Lucullan, Lucullus, Lucy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for lucubratelucubrate / (ˈluːkjʊˌbreɪt) / verb(intr) to write or study, esp at night Derived forms of lucubratelucubrator, nounWord Origin for lucubrateC17: from Latin lūcubrāre to work by lamplight Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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