brachiate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation. intransitive
    — […] brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having decussate branches.

词形变化

more brachiate comparative most brachiate superlative brachiates present,singular,third-person brachiating participle,present brachiated participle,past brachiated past

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin brachiātus, from brachium (“arm, branch”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
词源 2
Back-formation from brachiator, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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