| 单词 | substrate |
| 释义 | substrate (once / 46903 pages) n A substrate is the base layer of something, or a layer that's underneath another layer. It can also be a surface on which an organism grows or is attached. Substrate also has a linguistic meaning: It's an indigenous language that contributes words or parts of speech to the language of an invading people who have imposed their language on the indigenous people. Throughout the United States, for instance, there are towns with Native American names, because Native American languages form a substrate to American English. WORD FAMILYsubstrate: substrates USAGE EXAMPLESLava deltas are formed when lava enters the ocean and builds new land on loose and unstable substrate. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Printed PV devices are typically made from many layers of material on a substrate of conductive glass or plastic. Nature(Nov 22, 2016) Future studies will be required to define whether and how some of these substrates for LRRK2 kinase activity contribute to PD. Nature(Nov 08, 2016) 1n the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment Hyper substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists 2n a surface on which an organism grows or is attached the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants Syn|Hyper substratum surface the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object 3n any stratum or layer lying underneath another Syn|Hyper substratum stratum one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) 4n an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English Syn|Hyper substratum indigenous language a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere |
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