| 单词 | domesticated |
| 释义 | domesticated (once / 2799 pages) adj Domesticated means trained to live or work for humans, i.e. pets and farm animals. For centuries humans have believe that dogs are domesticated wolves, but DNA testing reveals that they are in fact a different species. Domesticated comes from domus, the Latin word for home, which is easy to remember — instead of a "roof over our heads" think of your "home as a dome." Domus gives us not only domesticated (adapted to the home or the farm), but also domestic (cooking and cleaning are "domestic" chores), a domestic (someone like a maid who works inside a home as a paid employee), and domicile (a building that serves as a home). Thus domesticated means an animal tamed to live in your home — or, as some women like to joke, a man. WORD FAMILYdomesticated: undomesticated+/domesticate: domesticated, domesticates, domesticating, domestication USAGE EXAMPLESSome livestock fares poorly, though other domesticated animals romp happily into the wild. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Although wapato was not a domesticated crop, the tubers’ starchy flesh was an important food source, especially in the winter when other options were scarce. Science Magazine(Dec 21, 2016) That’s the drawback but also the glory of creatures that were never domesticated. The New Yorker(Dec 17, 2016) 1adj converted or adapted to domestic use domesticated plants like maize Syn domestic tame, tamed brought from wildness into a domesticated state 2adj accustomed to home life some men think it unmanly to be domesticated Syn domestic of or involving the home or family |
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