🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

附加

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fùjiā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Latch-On/ˈlætʃ.ɒn/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我将把文件附加到电子邮件中。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An act of attaching or adhering to something.

    "The latch-on of the new software to existing systems was seamless."
As verb
  1. 1

    To attach oneself to something or someone.

    "The child tends to latch on to her mother whenever they are in a crowded place."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'latch-on' originates from the combination of 'latch', which comes from Old English 'læccan', meaning to catch or seize, and 'on', a preposition indicating attachment. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to describe the act of attaching oneself to something, both physically and metaphorically.

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