compact
英 [k?m'p?kt]
美 ['kɑmp?kt]
- n. 合同，契約；小粉盒
- adj. 緊湊的，緊密的；簡潔的
- vt. 使簡潔；使緊密結合
助記提示
1、com- "with, together" + pact-.
2、含義：fasten together, concentrate.
中文詞源
compact 袖珍的com-, 強調(diào)。-pact, 固定，系緊，見pact, 協(xié)議，條約。
英文詞源
- compact
- compact: There are two distinct words compact in English; both are of Latin origin, but they come from completely different sources. The adjective, ‘compressed’ [14], comes from Latin compactus, the past participle of compingere, a compound verb formed from com- ‘together’ and pangere ‘fasten’. The noun use ‘small case for face powder’ is 20th-century and based on the notion of firmly compacted powder. Compact ‘a(chǎn)greement’ [16] comes from Latin compactum, a noun based on the past participle of the verb compacīscī ‘come to an agreement’. The unprefixed form pacīscī, a relative of Latin pax ‘peace’, gave English pact [15].
=> pact, peace - compact (adj.)
- late 14c., from Middle French compact (14c.) or directly from Latin compactus "concentrated," past participle of compingere "to fasten together, construct," from com- "with, together" (see com-) + pangere "to fix, fasten" (see pact). Compact car is 1960. Compact disc is from 1979.
- compact (n.1)
- "agreement," 1590s, from Latin compactum "agreement," noun use of neuter past participle of compacisci "come to agreement," from com- "together" (see com-) + pacisci "to covenant, contract" (see pact).
- compact (v.)
- early 15c., from Latin compactus, past participle of compingere "to fasten together" (see compact (adj.)). Related: Compacted; compacting.
- compact (n.2)
- "make-up case," 1921, from compact (adj.), based on its containing compacted face powder.
雙語例句
- 1. He looked physically very powerful, athletic in a compact way.
- 他看上去非常強壯，像個敦實的運動員。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.
- 激光唱片極大地提高了錄音的音質(zhì)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Photos taken by compact cameras are often dark because they're slightly underexposed.
- 袖珍相機所拍的照片往往比較暗，因為存在輕微的曝光不足。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The Auto Compact Disc Cleaner can run off batteries or mains.
- 這種光盤自動清洗機可用電池或電源兩種方式驅(qū)動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He was compact, probably no taller than me.
- 他矮小壯實，可能并不比我高。
來自柯林斯例句