tame
英 [teɪm]
美[teɪm]
- adj. 驯服的；平淡的；乏味的；顺从的
- vt. 驯养；使变得平淡；制服
- vi. 变得驯服
- n. (Tame)人名；(捷)塔梅
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;
中文词源
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.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame.
- 如今有些政治游行显得毫无激情。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The party was tame because all the people were sleepy.
- 聚会很沉闷,因为大家昏昏欲睡.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He is so tame that he agrees with everybody.
- 他很随和,总是顺从他人的意见.
来自《简明英汉词典》
