“适应”是“adapt”还是“adopt”？看完你就会了

“顺应”是“adapt”照旧“adopt”？看完你就会了

英语中有很多单词或词组长得很相似，

但意思却是大不相反。

但这些词却让

浩繁刚交往英语

或是正在积极学习英语的小伙伴们

十分头疼~

今天我们就一同来学习一组

容易殽杂的单词“adapt”和“adopt”的不同以及用法~

●Adapt /??d?pt/●

Adapt /??d?pt/

vi. 顺应于，顺应不同情况（或情况）

vt. 改编，改写；改动…以合适

It means to change sth. in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation; or to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation;or to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film/movie, television programme, etc.

它指的是改动某物以使其合适于新的用处或情况；或改动或人的举动以便更告捷地处理新的情况（常用的搭配是 adapt oneself to sth. 使或人顺应...）；或将一本书或戏剧改编并制形成戏剧、影戏、影戏、电视节目等（常用的搭配是adapt sth. for 把...改编为...）。

These styles can be adapted to suit different people’s tastes.

这些样式可以举行修正，以顺应差他人的喜好。

It took him a while to adapt himself to the new school.

他过了好一段时间才顺应了新学校。

Her novel has been adapted for a movie.

她的小说被改编成了一部影戏。

●Adopt /??d?pt/●

Adopt /??d?pt/

v. 收养；接纳，接纳

It means to take someone else's child into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter; or to start to use a particular method or to show a particular attitude towards sb./sth.

它指的是把他人的孩子领抵家里并成为他或她的合法爸妈；或指开头使用特定的办法或对或人或某事物体现出特定的态度。

They adopted a little girl last month.

他们上周收养了一个小女孩。

She finally agreed to adopt this method to solve the problem.

她最初才赞同接纳如此的办法来处理成绩。

最初总结一下，

“adapt”表现

“顺应于；

使顺应不同情况

（这时常用的搭配是 adapt oneself to sth.

使或人顺应...）；

改编（其常用的搭配是

adapt sth. for 把...改编为...）”；

“adopt”则表现

“收养；接纳，接纳”