ossify
pronunciation
UK [ˈɒsɪfaɪ]
US [ˈɑsɪfaɪ]
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- vt.& vi.
- 骨化，硬化，使僵化
Word Origin
ossify 使骨化，僵化
oss-,骨头，-fy,使。即使骨化，引申词义僵化。
Example
- 1. It is easy for the mind to ossify .
- 脑筋是易于僵化的。
- 2. Achild 's cartilage starts to ossify at a very young age .
- 孩子的软骨在他幼年时就开始硬化了。
- 3. Without this intermediation , money would not change hands , economic growth would stall and society would ossify , as inheritance replaced entrepreneurship as the principal means of wealth transfer .
- 没有这种媒介，货币就无法交换，经济增长就会停滞，社会就会僵化，因为继承会取代创业，成为财富转移的主要手段。
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