adapt
英 [ə'dæpt]
美 [ə'dæpt]
語源
英語の語源
- adapt (v.)
- early 15c. (implied in adapted) "to fit (something, for some purpose)," from Middle French adapter (14c.), from Latin adaptare "adjust," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + aptare "join," from aptus "fitted" (see apt). Meaning "to undergo modification so as to fit new circumstances" (intransitive) is from 1956. Related: Adapting.
例文
- 1. The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen.
- 脚本家は彼の小説を映画化するのを助けた。
- 2.Budddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish.
- 仏教は新しい時代に適応しなければならない。そうしないと消滅する。/
- 3.Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
- 図書館をオフィスに変えるための棚を作った。/
- 4.He maintains Islam must adapt to modern society.
- イスラム教は現代社会に適応しなければならないと主張している。
- 5.Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.
- 鐘は地元の風習に慣れるように努力している。/
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