definition
英 [defɪ'nɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,dɛfɪ'nɪʃən]
中文詞源
definition 解釋來自define, 明確，界定。即明確範圍，定義，解釋。
英文詞源
- definition (n.)
- late 14c., "decision, setting of boundaries," from Old French definicion, from Latin definitionem (nominative definitio), noun of action from past participle stem of definire (see define).
In logic, meaning "act of stating what something means" is from 1640s; meaning "a statement of the essential nature of something" is from late 14c.; the special focus on words developed after c. 1550. Meaning "degree of distinctness of the details in a picture" is from 1889.
雙語例句
- 1. It all depends on your definition of punk, doesn'tit?
- “這全視乎你對朋克搖滾樂的定義，不是嗎？”
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- 2. The legal definition of "know" often presumes mental control.
- “知曉”的法律定義通常假定存在思維控製能力。
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- 3. Give your brows extra definition with Outdoor Girl'sEyebrow Pencil in Brown.
- 用“戶外女孩”品牌的棕色眉筆更加清晰地勾勒出眉形。
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- 4. The speakers criticised his new programme for lack of definition.
- 幾位發言者批評他的新方案不夠清楚明確。
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- 5. Human perception is highly imperfect and by definition subjective.
- 人的感知具有高度缺陷，而且天性主觀。
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