congregate
中文来自 ECDICT
- v.
- (使)集合，(使)聚集
- adj.
- 集合在一起的，集体的
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 congregat “(of people) banded together; (of liquids) accumulated; (of muscles) contracted; (of wounds) closed up”
- 源自 ←拉丁语 congregātus
原始词根
原始印欧语 *h₂ger-
词源说明
The adjective is first attested in 1400–1450, in Middle English, the verb c. 1513; from Middle English congregat(e) (“(of people) banded together; (of liquids) accumulated; (of muscles) contracted; (of wounds) closed up”), borrowed from Latin congregātus, perfect passive participle of congregō (“to congregate”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), from con- (“with, together”) + gregō (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious and egregious. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- (transitive) To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.
- (intransitive) To come together; to assemble; to meet.
形容词 Adjective
- (obsolete, as a participle) Congregated.
- (obsolete, Christianity) Congregated (organized on a congregational basis).
- (rare) Collective