vivify

英['vɪvɪfaɪ] 美['vɪvə,fai]
  • vt. 使生动;使活跃;给与生气

词态变化


第三人称单数: vivifies;过去式: vivified;过去分词: vivified;现在分词: vivifying;

英文词源


vivify (v.)
late 14c., from Old French vivifier "come alive; give life to" (12c.), from Late Latin vivificare "make alive, restore to life," from vivificus "enlivening," from Latin vivus "alive" (see vivid) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Vivificate in same sense is recorded from early 15c.

双语例句


1. Frank's remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story.
弗兰克的评语总能让乏味的故事生动起来.

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2. His remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story.
他的讲话总能让原本平淡无奇的故事变得栩栩如生.

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3. A smile may vivify a face.
笑容使面部表情生动起来.

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