decelerate

decelerate
[di`sɛləˌrɛt; ˌdi:'sɛlərɛit] (發音來源)
減低速度

單字解釋

decelerate
[di`sɛləˌrɛt; ˌdi:'sɛlərɛit]
<<及物動詞>>

(
←→ accelerate)
<<不及物動詞>>
減速
[, di:'selreit]
vt. (使)減速
vi. (使)減速
[經] 放慢, 減速

【GRE紅寶書】
DECELERATE v. (使)減速
(英) v. (使)減速 (to reduce the speed; slow down)
(考) decelerate : speed / enervate : vitality
(減少速度/衰弱體力)
(記) de+celer(速度)+ate減速;
(同) 參考：accelerate(加速)

【不擇手段】
v （使）減速＝slowdown
(記) de向下，celer速度－減速；參 考：accelerate（v 加速）
(類) decelerate:speed＝ener vate:vitality＝retrenc h:expense＝attenuate:f orce減少速度＝削弱活力＝節省 開支＝減弱力量

【Barron】
slow down
Seeing the emergency blinkers in the road ahead, he decelerated quickly.

【21世紀英漢詞典】
de.cel.er.ate
di`sZlE9ret; 9di:5selEreit

減低 速度
(
←→ accelerate)
>
減速

【Collins】  ◇◇◇◇◇

1 decelerate decelerates decelerating decelerated
When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
The chauffeur kept accelerating and decelerating between 60 and 90 mph.
≠ accelerate
VB

* deceleration
The hydraulic system ensures that the harder the brake pedal is pressed, the greater the car's deceleration.
≠ acceleration
N-UNCOUNT

2 decelerate decelerates decelerating decelerated
When the rate of something such as inflation or economic growth decelerates, it slows down.
Inflation has decelerated remarkably over the past two years.
≠ accelerate
VB

* deceleration
This is a significant deceleration from the 4.2% annual rate of growth between April and June.
≠ acceleration
N-UNCOUNT

英字分解

• de
• celer
• ate

de

from從, down向下, away離開，去除, to do the opposite做相反動作, against對抗
[example]
detach, deploy, derange, decrease, deodorize, devoid, deflate, degenerate, deice

celer

fast 快速

[ɛxamplɛ]
accelerate - to increase the speed of; decelerate - to reduce the speed of


[root] celer [記憶法]

ate
[et; eit, et]
[ɛt; ɛit, ɛt]
<<動詞>>
eat 的過去式
-ate
動詞字尾 表示動作

列根成形

de

去除

celer

快速

ate

動作

decelerate

減低速度

創義薛說

去除快速動作 ➔ 減低速度