cognate基本解释
n.同源词
adj.同源的；相关的
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名词: cognation
noun
1. a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Synonym: cognate word
2. one related by blood or origin
especially on sharing an ancestor with another
Synonym: blood relationblood relativesib
adj
1. related by blood
Synonym: akin(p)blood-relatedconsanguineconsanguineousconsanguinealkin(p)
2. having the same ancestral language
e.g. cognate languages
3. related in nature
e.g. connate qualities
Synonym: connate
1. 同类的;同源的
Cognate things are related to each other.
cognate什么意思
e.g. ...cognate words.
同源词
1.
1. 同源词：以-ee结尾的英语词汇重音总是落在末音节上,若追溯它的同源词(cognate),我们可以看到-ee这一后缀源于Middle English的-e,而-e又来源于Middle French的-é,若再追本溯源,乃是来自于Old French的-é.
2. 同源的,相关的,相应的：coformycin 助间型霉素 | cognate 同源的,相关的,相应的 | cognate amino acid 关联氨基酸[例如由一种氨酰tRNA 合成酶识别的氨基酸称为该酶的关联
3. 同源(的; 词)：code conversion 代码变换 | cognate 同源(的; 词) | Cognitive Linguistics 认知语言学
Broom is cognate with Bramble, so the word must have something to do with spikiness.
出自：B. Cottle
