conform的意思

conform

英式音标[kən'fɔrm]
美式英标[kən'fɔːm]

基本解释

vi. 符合；遵照；适应环境

vt. 使遵守；使一致；使顺从

adj. 一致的；顺从的

conform 顺从，遵从，相一致

con-, 强调。-form, 形状。即形成同一形状的，相一致的。

conform (v.): mid-14c., confourmen, from Old French conformer "conform (to), agree (to), make or be similar, be agreeable" (13c.), from Latin conformare "to fashion, to form, to shape; educate; modify," from com- "together" (see com-) + formare "to form" (see form (v.)).

Sense of "to comply with the usages of the Church of England" is from 1610s; hence conformist (1630s), opposed to non-conformist or dissenter. Related: Conformance; conformed; conforming.

1. Taxis must conform to the rigorous standards laid down by the police.: 出租车必须遵守警方的严格规定。

2. Like most "peacetime wars" it did not conform to preconceived ideas.: 如同大多数“和平时代的战争”一样，这与我们的预想不同。

3. Many children who can't or don't conform are often bullied.: 很多不能或不按规矩行事的小孩常常被人欺负。