释义 |
as·pi·rate I. \ˈasp(ə)rə̇t, ˈaas-, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Latin aspiratus, past participle of aspirare, literally, to breathe upon — more at aspire 1. : aspirated 2. : silent but not preceded by liaison or elision — used of h in modern French II. \-pəˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin aspiratus 1. a. : to pronounce or to make so as to be pronounced (a vowel or word) with an h-sound as the initial element (as in ancient Greek) b. : to pronounce (a stop consonant) with an immediately following h-sound in a syllable in which the h is not usually represented (as in English) 2. a. : to draw by suction < a new charge is simultaneously being aspirated by the lower cylinder by way of inlet ports — G.G.Smith > b. : to remove (material) by aspiration < the portal vein is exposed and blood is aspirated with a 50-ml. syringe — Biological Abstracts > < mucus aspirated from the bronchus by bronchoscopy > c. : inhale < aspirate food particles > III. \-p(ə)rə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: aspirate (I) 1. : \h\ as an independent sound or a character representing it (as the letter h or the rough breathing symbol in Greek) — compare breathing 2 2. : a consonant having as its final element aspiration in the same syllable; broadly : a combination of letters of which the last is h or the sound of such a combination 3. : material removed by aspiration < parasites may be more readily found in aspirates from the spleen — K.F.Maxcy > |