capture
“Capture”作为动词时,有抓住、捕获、占领的含义。例如,动物被捕获(Capture an animal),夺取城市(Capture a city)。作为名词时,指被捕获的物,例如猎物。
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The police were able to capture the criminal. (警察成功地捕获了罪犯。)
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The photographers will capture the wedding ceremony. (摄影师将记录婚礼的场景。)
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His artwork captures the essence of her beauty. (他的作品捕捉到她的美的精髓。)
Capture 字源自拉丁语 captura,意为 “捕获”,由词根capt- (捕获)构成。
此单词的词根是-capt-,前缀无,后缀-ure表现形式。与其含义相同或相近又包含该词根的其他单词有:captive, captor, captivate。
发展历史和文化背景
Section titled “发展历史和文化背景”“Capture”源自法语“capture”,意为抓住,捕获。从中世纪拉丁语”captura”衍生,原意为捕捉。这个词大约在14世纪传入英语。
- 名词形式:Capture → Captures
- 动词形式:Capture → Captured → Capturing
- 名词形式的中文翻译:捕获、猎物
- 动词形式的中文翻译:捕获
你可以将”capture”与”captain”这两个单词关联起来,因为他们都有词根-”capt-”, “captain”的意思是”船长”,常常需要”捕获”船员的注意。
The old hunter was once known for his skillful capture of the rarest animals. Now he only captures the beauty of nature with his camera. (这位老猎人曾因其熟练捕捉最稀有动物的技巧而闻名。现在,他只用相机捕捉大自然的美。)