depauperate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To impoverish. obsolete
    — Liming […] does not so much depauperate; the ground will last long, and beareth larger grain.
  2. To stunt the growth of.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having stunted growth usually
  2. Impoverished. obsolete
  3. Having a limited biodiversity.
    — 2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 35, "...because of Kamchatka's isolation from mainland river systems, its streams are relatively depauperate of other fresh water fish, leaving Oncorhynchus species to face few competitors and predators."

词形变化

more depauperate comparative most depauperate superlative depauperates present,singular,third-person depauperating participle,present depauperated participle,past depauperated past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English depauperat (“impoverished”), from Medieval Latin depauperātus (“impoverished”), past participle of depauperō (“to impoverish”), itself from Latin de- + pauperō (“to impoverish”), from pauper (“poor”). Equivalent to de- + pauper + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with Italian depauperare, Spanish depauperar.
词源 2
From the above adjective; see -ate for more. Equivalent to de- + pauper + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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