navigate

英 [ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt]      美 [ˈnæv.ə.ɡeɪt]
  • vt. 驾驶,操纵;使通过;航行于
  • vi. 航行,航空
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1、nav- + ig- "drive" + -ate.
2、字面含义:travel by ship, drive by ship.
navigate 导航,航行

来自拉丁语navis,船,来自PIE*snau,流动,游泳,词源同naval,nourish,-ig,驱动,词源同act,agent.引申词义导航,航行。

navigate (v.)
1580s, a back-formation from navigation, or else from Latin navigatus, past participle of navigare. Extended to balloons (1784) and later to aircraft (1901). Related: Navigated; navigating.
1. The purpose of the visit was to navigate into an ice-filled fiord.
这次出行是为了能驶入冰雪覆盖的峡湾。
2. This outlook helped her to navigate through her later years with success.
这种观念帮她安度了晚年。
3. Most bats navigate by echolocation.
大多数蝙蝠靠回声定位来飞行。
4. to navigate by the stars
根据星辰确定航向
5. Pigeons navigate less accurately when the earth's magnetic field is disturbed.
地球磁场受到干扰时,鸽子的道航能力就会变得不准确.

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