[with obj.](一般作 be domesticated)tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce 驯养,驯化(动物)作为宠物或家畜(禽)饲养 mammals were first domesticated for their milk. 哺乳动物最初被驯养是为了取奶。 ■cultivate (a plant) for food 栽培,种植(植物)(以食用) ■(humorous)make (someone) fond of and good at home life and the tasks that it involves (幽默)使爱家;使善于持家 you've quite domesticated him. 你已把他改造成爱家的男人了。 [as adj. domesticated]he is thoroughly domesticated. 他被彻底改造成家庭主男了。
派生 domesticable adjective domestication noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin domesticat- 'domesticated', from the verb domesticare, from Latin domesticus 'belonging to the house' (see domestic)