denature

英 [diː'neɪtʃə] 美 [diː'neɪtʃə]

• v. 改变本性；（使）变性；（使）改变

英英释义

Verb:

1. add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb

2. modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished

3. make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. It is easier to denature plutonium than it is to denature the evil spirit of man.
   改变钚元素的性质，比改变人类邪恶的心灵容易。

经典引文

• Artistic motives are genuinely present, but denatured by subordination to a non-artistic end.

  出自： R. G. Collingwood