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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries驯化
Pronunciation / Transliteration: xùnhuà
"植物的驯化改变了人类的生活方式。"
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The process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use.
"The domestication of wolves was the first step in the evolution of dogs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'domesticare' (to tame or make familiar), stemming from 'domus' (house). The term entered English in the 17th century, shifting from describing the adaptation of living indoors to the biological and cultural process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Domestication" is said worldwide
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domestication
Transliteration: domestication
"La domestication des animaux a changé l'histoire humaine."
Domestikation
Transliteration: Domestikation
"Die Domestikation von Wildtieren war ein langer Prozess."
addomesticamento
Transliteration: addomesticamento
"L'addomesticamento del cane risale a migliaia di anni fa."
domesticación
Transliteration: domesticación
"La domesticación de plantas permitió el desarrollo de la agricultura."
domesticação
Transliteration: domesticação
"A domesticação de espécies selvagens exigiu paciência."
पालतू बनाना
Transliteration: paaltoo banana
"जानवरों का पालतू बनाना मानव इतिहास का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा था।"
驯化
Transliteration: xùnhuà
"植物的驯化改变了人类的生活方式。"
가사화
Transliteration: gasahwa
"동물의 가사화는 문명의 발전에 기여했습니다."
家畜化
Transliteration: kachikuka
"オオカミの家畜化から犬が生まれました。"
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