compound

compound1
noun
  1. a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture of two or more things
    复合物；混合物
    the air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes.
    空气闻上去像是柴油和汽油味混在一起的味道。
    ■(亦作 chemical compound)a substance formed from two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions
    化合物
    a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
    氢氧化合物。
    lead compounds.
    铅化合物。
    ■a word made up of two or more existing words
    复合词
adjective
  1. [attrib.]made up or consisting of several parts or elements, in particular
    复合的；混合的；合成的；化合的，尤指
    ■(of a word) made up of two or more existing words or elements
    （词）复合的
    a compound noun.
    复合名词。
    ■(of interest) payable on both capital and the accumulated interest
    复利的。 比较 simple
    compound interest.
    复利。
    ■(Biology)(especially of a leaf, flower, or eye) consisting of two or more simple parts or individuals in combination
    (生)（尤指叶、花、眼睛）复合的
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (常作 be compounded)make up (a composite whole); constitute
    使复合；使混合；使合成；使化合；组成
    a dialect compounded of Spanish and Dutch.
    混合了西班牙语和荷兰语的方言。
    ■mix or combine (ingredients or constituents)
    混合（成分）；调和；使结合
    the groundnuts were compounded into cattle food.
    落花生被混合成牛的饲料。
    ■reckon (interest) on previously accumulated interest
    以复利计算
    the yield at which the interest is compounded.
    按复利计算的收益。
  2. make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of
    使恶化，使更糟；使复杂化
    prisoners' lack of contact with the outside world compounds their problems.
    犯人们和外界缺乏接触使他们的问题更为严重。
  3. (Law)forbear from prosecuting (a felony) in exchange for money or other consideration
    (律)（以金钱或其他补偿作为交换条件）和解（重罪）；私了
    ■settle (a debt or other matter) in this way
    （通过互让）了结（债务），解决
    he compounded the case with the defendant for a cash payment.
    他与被告达成协议，以现金补偿来了结此案。
派生
compoundable
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English compoune (verb), from Old French compoun-, present tense stem of compondre, from Latin componere 'put together'. The final -d was added in the 16th cent. on the pattern of expound and propound
用法
  1. The sense of the verb compound which means ‘make (something bad) worse’, as in this compounds their problemshas an interesting history. It arose through a misinterpretation of the phrase compound a felony, which, strictly speaking, means ‘forbear from prosecuting a felony in exchange for money or other consideration’. The ‘incorrect’ sense has become the usual one in legal uses and, by extension, in general senses too, and is now accepted as part of standard English
compound2
[ˈkɒmpaʊnd]
noun
  1. an area enclosed by a fence, in particular
    围起的场地，有围篱的场地，尤指
    ■an open area in which a factory or large house stands
    （内有工厂或大房子的）开阔场地
    ■an open area in a prison, prison camp, or work camp
    （监狱、集中营、劳役营里的）空地
    ■(S. African)a fenced area containing single-sex living quarters for migrant workers, especially miners
    (南非)流动工人居住地；（尤指）矿工院
    ■another term for pound
    同 pound
语源
  1. late 17th cent. (referring to such an area in SE Asia): from Portuguese campon or Dutch kampoeng, from Malay kampong 'enclosure, hamlet'; compare with kampong
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