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consummate

英 ['kɒnsjʊmeɪt; -sə-] 美['kɑnsəmət]
  • adj. 至上的;完美的;圆满的
  • vt. 完成;作成;使达到极点

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副词: consummately;

中文词源


consummate 技艺高超的

con-, 强调。-sum, 圆满,高超,词源同super, -m, 最高级后缀,词源同sum, intimate, ultimate.

consummate 圆房,圆满

con-, 强调。-sum, 圆满,高超,词源同super, -m, 最高级后缀,词源同sum, intimate, ultimate.

即达到最高的,圆满的,引申义圆房。

英文词源


consummate
consummate: see sum
consummate (adj.)
mid-15c., from Latin consummatus "perfected, complete," past participle of consummare "sum up, complete" (see consummation). Of persons, "accomplished, very qualified," from 1640s. Related: Consummately.
consummate (v.)
1520s, "to bring to completion," from Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare "to sum up, make up, complete, finish" (see consummation). Meaning "to bring a marriage to completion" (by sexual intercourse) is from 1530s. Related: Consummated; consummating.

双语例句


1. Those familiar with Sanders call him a consummate politician.
那些熟悉桑德斯的人都称他为手段高明的政治家。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He acted the part with consummate skill.
他以精湛的演技饰演了这一角色。

来自柯林斯例句

3. She was a consummate performer.
她是个技艺非凡的表演者。

来自《权威词典》

4. This landscape painting is a consummate work of art.
这幅山水画已臻化境.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. There have been several close calls, but no one has been able to consummate a deal.
有好几次死里逃生,却没有人做成一笔交易。

来自柯林斯例句