[/ˈkɔgneɪt; ˋkɑɡnet/] adj ~ (with sth) 用法: 1 (linguistics 语言) (of a word or language) having the same source or origin as another one (指词或语言)同源的: The German word `Haus' is cognate with the English word `house'. 德语的Haus一词和英语的house一词同源. * German and Dutch are cognate languages. 德语和荷兰语为同源语言. 用法: 2 having many things in common; related 有许多共同点的; 相关的: Physics and astronomy are cognate sciences. 物理学和天文学是相关联的科学. cognate 2 n (linguistics 语言) word that is cognate with another 同源词: `Haus' and `house' are cognates. Haus与house为同源词. |