menstruate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɛnstɹʊeɪt/    美 /ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪt/|/ˈmɛnstɹəˌweɪt/|/ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To stain with or as if with menses. obsolete,rare,transitive
  2. To undergo menstruation, to have a period. intransitive
    — A woman may have every quality or attribute of marriageableness who menstruates irregularly, or rarely, or even who has never menstruated at all.
形容词 adj.
  1. Menstrual. not-comparable,obsolete

词形变化

menstruates present,singular,third-person menstruating participle,present menstruated participle,past menstruated past menstrate alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
femstruate menstruater nonmenstruating unmenstruating
相关词
menstrual menstruation menstruator menstruous

词源

词源 1
From menstruum + -ate (verb-forming suffix); sense 2 (“to undergo menstruation”) is possibly a back-formation from menstruation.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English menstruum
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English menstruate
From menstruum + -ate (adjective-forming usffix).
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