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adapted

UK/ə'dæptɪd/US
B1

Definitions

adj.

Modified to suit a new purpose; suited to an environment

经改编的;适应了的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ad-to, toward, near
+
aptfit, suitable, fasten
+
-edpast tense / completed
=adapted

Past participle of adapt used as an adjective: reshaped to fit. "A film adapted from a novel"; "a species well adapted to the desert."

Root apt still carries 19 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The screenplay was adapted from a true story.

  • 2.

    Cacti are well adapted to survive with very little water.

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