Compatible



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 和谐共处的, 相容的
• ［英］ adj. 和谐共处的, 相容的 ( capable of living together harmoniously)
• ［记］ com+pat ( 可看作put) +ible -> 可放在一起的 -> 相容的
• ［同］ 派生词: compatibility ( n.和谐共处, 不矛盾)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, literally, sympathetic, from Late Latin compati
• Date: 15th century
• 1. capable of existing together in harmony <compatible theories<compatible people
• 2. capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively
• 3. capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction
• 4. capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection)
• 5. designed to work with another device or system without modification; especially being a computer designed to operate in the same manner and use the same software as another computer
• ? compatibility noun
• ? compatible noun
• ? compatibleness noun
• ? compatibly adverb

记忆

pat = patient 要在一起总是要有很多patient，现实是很残酷的。。。。。

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