tame是什么意思_tame怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

very restrained or quiet;"a tame Christmas party"
"she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"

brought from wildness into a domesticated state;"tame animals"
"fields of tame blueberries"

very docile;"tame obedience"
"meek as a mouse"

Verb:

correct by punishment or discipline

make less strong or intense; soften;"Tone down that aggressive letter"
"The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;"domesticate oats"
"tame the soil"

overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable;"He tames lions for the circus"
"reclaim falcons"

make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans;"The horse was domesticated a long time ago"
"The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

中英词源

tame 驯服的，驯化的，驯化，驯服

来自古英语 tam,驯服的，畜养的，来自 Proto-Germanic*tamaz,驯服，畜养，来自 PIE*deme, 驯服，畜养，来自 PIE*dem,家，家园，词源同 domicile,domesticate,adamant.

tame: tame: [OE] Tame evolved from a prehistoric Germanic *tamaz, which also produced German zahm and Dutch tam. This in turn was descended from the Indo-European base *dom-, which also lay behind Latin domāre ‘tame, subdue’ (source of English daunt [13] and indomitable [17]) and Greek damán ‘tame, subdue’ (source of English adamant and diamond).
=> adamant, daunt, diamond, indomitable
tame (adj.): early Middle English tame "in a state of subjection, physically subdued, restrained in behavior" (c. 1200); of animals "domesticated, reclaimed from wildness," also, of persons, "meek, gentle-natured, compliant, intent on homely or domestic activities" (mid-13c.), from oblique forms of Old English tom, tam "domesticated, docile," from Proto-Germanic *tamaz (cognates: Old Norse tamr, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tam, Old High German zam, German zahm "tame," Gothic tamjan "to tame"), from PIE *deme- "to constrain, to force, to break (horses)" (cognates: Sanskrit damayati "tames;" Persian dam "a tame animal;" Greek daman "to tame, subdue," dmetos "tame;" Latin domare "to tame, subdue;" Old Irish damnaim "I tie up, fasten, I tame, subdue").

A possible ulterior connection is with PIE *dem- "house, household" (see domestic (adj.)). Meaning "spiritless, weak, dull, uninspiring, insipid" is recorded from c. 1600. Related: Tamely; tameness.
tame (v.): mid-14c., from tame (adj.), or altered by the form of the adjective from Old English temian "subdue, make tame," from Proto-Germanic *tamjan- (cognates: Old Norse temja, Old Frisian tema, Middle Dutch temmen, Old High German zemmen, German zähmen, Gothic tamjan). Related: Tamed; taming.

词态变化

第三人称单数 tames;
过去式 tamed;
过去分词 tamed;
现在分词 taming;
比较级 tamer;
最高级 tamest;
副词 tamely;
名词 tameness;
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权威造句

1. Two regiments of cavalry were called out to tame the crowds.: 调集了两个装甲兵团去威慑、控制人群。

2. Some of today"s political demonstrations look rather tame.: 如今有些政治游行显得毫无激情。

3. You"ll find life here pretty tame after New York.: 这里的生活相当枯燥，与纽约形成对比。

4. The party was tame because all the people were sleepy.: 聚会很沉闷,因为大家昏昏欲睡.

5. He is so tame that he agrees with everybody.: 他很随和,总是顺从他人的意见.

近反义词

adj.

dull

flat

gentle

相似短语

tame cat n. 极顺从的人

tame set 驯顺集

tame jolly 自卫队员,民兵

tame dry 干牧草

tame knot 驯顺纽结

tame bird 家禽

tame embedding 驯顺嵌入

tame birds 家禽

tame pasture 人工草场

tame grass mixture 混播牧草

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