沉澱物
vt.猛拋, 使陷入, 促成, 使沉澱
vi.猛地落下
adj.突如其來的, 陡然下降(或下落)的, 貿然輕率的
字根詞源
cap=head 頭
來源於拉丁語caput,“head”。打些字母,在一詞之“頭”,因此叫capital。一個國家首都,可以說是一個國家的“頭腦存在”,也是capital。capital作“資本”講,同樣源於“頭”,與cattle(家畜、牛群)同出一源。在最初的時候,人們的財富資本,是以他家裡牛的頭數來計算的,即有多少“頭”。
1. a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
動詞precipitate:
1. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
2. bring about abruptly
3. fall from clouds
同義詞:come down, fall
4. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
5. hurl or throw violently
形容詞precipitate:
1. done with very great haste and without due deliberation
同義詞:hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitous