approximation

名词 n.
/əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/|[əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃn̩]    /əˌpɹɑk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/|[əˌpɹɑk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃn̩]|/əˌpɹɔk.sɪˈmæɪ.ʃən/|[əˌpɹɔk.sɪˈmæɪ.ʃn̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act, process or result of approximating, as countable,uncountable
    — At the back of the cupboard, you find your interview skirt, the one you bought when you had cash to purchase an approximation of the fashion spreads you mulled over in magazines.
  2. The act, process or result of approximating, as:; An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. countable,uncountable
  3. The act, process or result of approximating, as:; The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured. countable,uncountable
  4. The act, process or result of approximating, as:; The act of producing a near-simulation of the pronunciation of a foreign language for a loanword therefrom, or any given pronunciation resulting from that act. countable,uncountable
    — For some loanwords borrowed from French into English, the standard English pronunciation is an approximation of the French, as with denoument.

词形变化

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Latin proximō
Latin approximō
Latin approximātusder.
Middle English approximat
English approximate
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ion
English approximation
From approximate + -ion.
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