adapted

Thân thiện

The cactus is well adapted to the dry desert environment.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Changed or modified to improve suitability: Describes something that has been altered to become more appropriate, effective, or fitting for a specific purpose, condition, or environment.
   • Made more fit for a particular purpose: Indicates that adjustments have been made to enhance functionality or compatibility in a new context.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The novel was adapted for the screen, resulting in a successful film. (The story was changed to make it suitable for a movie format.)
  • These tools are specially adapted for use by left-handed people. (The tools have been modified to be more suitable for left-handed users.)
  • Animals become adapted to their environment over many generations. (Animals change to become better suited to live in their specific surroundings.)

Advanced Usage

• "well-adapted": Suited or fitted very effectively for a specific role or environment.
  • The cactus is well-adapted to survive in arid desert conditions.
• "adapted from": Used to indicate that a work (e.g., film, play) is based on and changed from an original source.
  • The play is adapted from a series of short stories.

Variants and Related Words

• Adapt (verb): To make suitable, or to adjust oneself to new conditions.
  • She learned to adapt to the new culture quickly.
• Adaptable (adjective): Capable of adapting or being adapted.
  • He is an adaptable employee who can handle many different tasks.
• Adaptation (noun): The process of adapting or the state of being adapted; also a thing that has been adapted, like a movie from a book.
  • The film is an adaptation of a classic novel.
• Adaptive (adjective): Characterized by or given to adaptation.
  • The company has an adaptive business strategy.

Synonyms

• Modified: Changed in form or character.
• Adjusted: Altered or moved slightly to achieve a desired fit, appearance, or result.
• Tailored: Made or adapted for a particular purpose or person.
• Suited: Right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

Antonyms

• Unadapted: Not adapted; unsuitable.
• Unsuited: Not right or appropriate.
• Inappropriate: Not suitable or proper in the circumstances.

Related Phrases

• Adapted to: Made suitable for a specific use or purpose.
  • The vehicle is adapted to rough terrain.
• Adapted for: Modified with a particular aim or user in mind.
  • This software is adapted for educational purposes.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
   • seeds precisely adapted to the area
   • instructions altered to suit the children's different ages

Từ đồng nghĩa

• altered