喜樂美語
  1. 1rB1/əˈprɑːksɪmətli/ · /əˈprɒksɪmətli/大約／大概

    正式Used before a number to show it is close to the real one but not exact.

    Used before a number用在數字前面， to show it is close to the real one but not exact表示這數字接近實際數字但不精確。

    示範例句 · Example

    The plane will be landing in approximately 20 minutes.

    逐字飛機將在大約 20 分鐘內降落。

    「approximately」放在數字前面，表示「差不多是這個數，但不是剛剛好」。它跟 about 意思一樣，但比較正式，常用在科學、新聞、報告裡（approximately 20 minutes 大約 20 分鐘）。日常聊天用 about 就好，approximately 聽起來比較像在寫報告。

    常見搭配

    • approximately equal

      大致相等

      almost the same in amount or size

      The two halves are approximately equal in size.

    • approximately the same

      差不多一樣

      nearly the same

      Both boxes weigh approximately the same.

    • cost approximately

      大約花費

      have a price close to a certain amount

      The trip will cost approximately $300.

    意思相近

    aboutaroundroughlymore or lessnearly

    意思相反

    exactlyprecisely

core核心畫面

You can picture approximately as a hand hovering near a number but not quite landing on it: you point close to the real figure, near enough to be useful, while openly admitting you haven't pinned down the exact one.

可以把 approximately 想成一隻手停在某個數字附近、但沒有真的落下去：你指向接近真實的那個數，近到足以拿來用，同時也大方承認自己沒有抓到精確的那一個。像 approximately 200 people（大約兩百人）——不是剛好兩百，而是「靠近兩百」這一帶。

同家族的字

意思相近

aboutaroundroughlymore or lessnearly

意思相反

exactlyprecisely

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

approximatelyadv/əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/

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    Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

    • approximately 60 beats per minute
    • In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks.

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