concatenate

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concatenate — 動詞

  • concatenatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • concatenates3rd person singular
  • concatenating-ing form
  • concatenatedpast simple

1. to join separate items end-to-end so that they form one continuous sequence, wit

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

連接；串接

將多項首尾相接成一連續序列

to join separate items end-to-end so that they form one continuous sequence, with each piece following directly after the previous one.

例句

The editor concatenated the four interview clips into one long recording for the podcast.

編輯將四段訪談片段連接成一段長長的錄音給 podcast 使用。

concatenate + plural noun + into + singular result

Sivan's program concatenates the customer's first name and last name to build a username.

Sivan 的程式會把客戶的名字與姓氏串接起來，產生使用者名稱。

typical computing collocation: concatenate strings

同義詞
  • link

    much more common; everyday register

  • chain

    emphasises the linear, one-after-another shape of the result

  • join

    general purpose; doesn't require the items to stay in a fixed order

  • string together

    informal phrasal verb with the same end-to-end meaning

反義詞
  • separate

    to break the chain back into individual items

  • split

    to divide one combined sequence into parts

文法句型

concatenate + noun (plural / collective)

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person, program, or device that processes items in order; object is almost always plural or a collective noun (clips, files, strings, segments). Rare in everyday speech — most common in computing, editing, and technical writing.

常見錯誤

❌I concatenated the two cups of coffee.
✅I combined the two cups of coffee.
💡concatenate means joining items end-to-end in a sequence, not mixing things together.
❌She concatenated her ideas in the meeting.
✅She linked her ideas together in the meeting.
💡concatenate is too technical for general speech; use 'link' or 'join together' instead.

concatenate — 形容詞