| 释义 |
ben·e·fi·ci·ate
\ˌbenəˈfishēˌāt\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Spanish beneficiar to benefit, to derive profit from working land or a mine, to beneficiate (from beneficio benefit, from Late Latin beneficium) + English -ate
: to process (as a raw material) so as to improve the physical and chemical properties: as
a. : reduce
< beneficiate ores >
b. : to concentrate or otherwise prepare for smelting (as iron ore) especially by drying, sintering, or magnetic concentration
• ben·e·fi·ci·a·tion \-ˌfishēˈāshən\ noun -s |