domestication

英 [dəʊˌmɛstɪˈkeɪʃən]

美 [dəˌmɛstəˈkeɪʃən]

n.  驯养；驯化

复数：domestications　

BNC.35241 / COCA.24398

柯林斯词典

• VERB 驯养;驯化
  When peopledomesticatewild animals or plants, they bring them under control and use them to produce food or as pets.
  1. We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting.
     我们驯狗来帮我们打猎。
  2. ...sheep, cattle, horses, and other domesticated animals.
     羊、牛、马及其他驯养的动物

英英释义

noun

• accommodation to domestic life
  1. her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication
• the attribute of having been domesticated
  Synonym:tameness
• adaptation to intimate association with human beings

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