adapted
adapted — 形容詞
1. designed or altered so that something works better or fits a new need, setting,
改良的
為特定用途而修改的
designed or altered so that something works better or fits a new need, setting, or audience
Mei-Lin uses a specially adapted keyboard that requires very little pressure to type.
Mei-Lin 使用一個經過特殊改良的鍵盤，只需輕輕按壓就能打字。
specially adapted + noun (keyboard)
The hotel rooms are all adapted for wheelchair users, with wider doors and lower counters.
這間飯店的房間都經過改造，門加寬了，檯面也降低了，方便輪椅使用者進出。
adapted for + noun phrase describing users
This is an adapted version of the textbook for students who have just started learning English.
這是專為英語初學者改編的教科書版本。
Hassan fitted an adapted handle on the cupboard so his grandmother could open it easily.
Hassan 在廚房櫥櫃上裝了改良把手，讓奶奶能輕鬆打開。
The film was adapted from a novel set in nineteenth-century Japan.
這部電影是從一本以十九世紀日本為背景的小說改編而來的。
- unmodified
no changes made at all
- original
in its initial or default form, not yet altered for a different use
用法筆記
Commonly appears in compound modifiers such as 'specially adapted' or 'newly adapted'. The noun it describes is usually a tool, text, space, or piece of equipment that has been modified for a specific purpose.
常見錯誤
2. of a living thing: having developed features or behaviors through evolution that
適應的
生物因演化而能生存於特定環境的
of a living thing: having developed features or behaviors through evolution that allow it to survive and reproduce in its usual surroundings
Camels are perfectly adapted to life in hot deserts, where food and water can be scarce.
駱駝完全適應了炎熱沙漠中的生活，在食物和水源稀缺的環境中也能生存。
adapted to + noun (life in hot deserts)
The Arctic fox is well adapted to cold climates because of its thick fur and small ears.
北極狐因擁有厚厚的皮毛和小巧的耳朵，非常適應寒冷的氣候。
well adapted to + noun (cold climates)
Certain deep-sea fish are adapted to living in waters where sunlight never reaches.
某些深海魚類適應了生活在陽光永遠無法到達的水域。
These desert plants are adapted to dry conditions and can survive for months without rain.
這些沙漠植物適應了乾旱的環境，可以好幾個月不降雨也能存活。
Dr. Sato studied how the island finches became adapted to a diet of hard seeds and insects.
Sato 博士研究了島上的雀鳥如何適應以堅硬的種子和昆蟲為食。
- unadapted
lacking the features needed to cope with the conditions
- ill-suited
a poor match for the environment
用法筆記
Subject is typically a species, population, or body part. Frequently paired with intensifying adverbs such as 'well', 'perfectly', or 'highly'. The preposition 'to' introduces the environment or condition the organism has evolved to handle.