agglutinate
US /əˈɡluː.tə.neɪt/
UK /əˈɡluː.tɪ.neɪt/
動詞
凝集, 粘合
to collect into a mass; to cause to adhere
範例:
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The red blood cells began to agglutinate in the presence of the antibody.
紅細胞在抗體存在下開始凝集。
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The particles will agglutinate if not properly dispersed.
如果分散不當，顆粒會凝集。
形容詞
黏著語的, 凝集的
formed by the agglutination of words or parts of words
範例:
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Turkish is an agglutinate language, where suffixes are added to roots to form complex words.
土耳其語是一種黏著語，透過在詞根上添加後綴來構成複雜的詞。
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Many Native American languages are highly agglutinate, allowing for very long and descriptive words.
許多美洲原住民語言是高度黏著語，允許使用非常長且具有描述性的詞語。