(使)适应;(使)逐渐习惯新的环境、气候或条件(尤指温度、海拔、工作节奏等)。也常见拼写变体 acclimatize(英式更常用)。
/əˈklaɪmeɪt/
It took me a week to acclimate to the new time zone.
我花了一周时间才适应新的时区。
After moving to the mountains, she gradually acclimated to the thin air and colder nights, and her hikes became easier.
搬到山区后,她逐渐适应了稀薄的空气和更冷的夜晚,徒步也变得更轻松了。
acclimate 源自法语 acclimater,由 *a-*(“使……”)+ climat(“气候”)构成,原意偏向“使适应气候”,后来意义扩展到适应更广泛的环境与条件。