1. 1約略值、估計值

    An approximation is a number, answer, or description that is close to being correct, but not exact — a rough estimate rather than a precise measurement. People say 'it's just an approximation' to mean 'don't take this number as exact'.

core核心畫面

組成ap- (to) + proxim- (from Latin proximus, nearest) + -ation.

同家族的字

  • proximityshares the Latin root proximus, meaning nearest

原始詞典資料4 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。

approximationnoun/əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/

  • 1

    The act, process or result of approximating, as

    • 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

    mathematicssciencesThe act, process or result of approximating, as:

  • 3

    medicinesciencesThe act, process or result of approximating, as:

  • 4

    human-scienceslinguisticssciencesThe act, process or result of approximating, as:

    • For some loanwords borrowed from French into English, the standard English pronunciation is an approximation of the French, as with denoument.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。