repurposed
被改造挪用;转做他用
把原本的东西改作新用途
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细菌自毁机制被改造成抗癌疗法
例句
A bacterial self-destruct mechanism has been repurposed as a potential therapy, selectively eliminating diseased cells — including tumour cells in mouse models of cancer.
一种细菌的自毁机制已被改造成潜在疗法,能选择性清除病变细胞——包括小鼠癌症模型中的肿瘤细胞。
出处:Nature
词根 · 词源
re-(重新)+ purpose(用途)构成的现代合成词
- re-(重新) + purpose(用途) + -ed(过去分词后缀)
常见搭配
- repurposed as / repurpose a building / repurposed technology

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