🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

适应水土

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shì yìng shuǐ tǔ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Acclimatize/əˈklaɪ.mə.taɪz/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"移民需要时间来适应当地的气候。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To adapt or become accustomed to a new climate, environment, or set of conditions.

    "It takes a few days to fully acclimatize to the high altitude of the mountains."
  2. 2

    To adjust to a new situation, job, or cultural surrounding.

    "The exchange students needed time to acclimatize to the academic system of the foreign university."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French 'acclimater', combining the prefix 'ad-' (to, toward) with 'climat' (climate), which traces back to the Ancient Greek 'klima' meaning inclination or zone. It entered the English language in the mid-19th century to describe the biological and psychological process of adapting to a new climate or environment.

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