單詞
define
英 [d?'fa?n]
美[d?'fa?n]
基本信息
- vt. 定義；使明確；規定
- n. (Define)人名；(英)德法恩；(葡)德菲內
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詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?defines;過去式:?defined;過去分詞:?defined;現在分詞:?defining;形容詞:?definable;
中文詞源
define 明確，界定
de-, 向下，強調。-fin, 邊界，界限，詞源同finish.
英文詞源
- define
- define: see fine
- define (v.)
- late 14c., "to specify; to end," from Old French defenir, definir "to finish, conclude, come to an end; bring to an end; define, determine with precision," and directly from Latin definire "to limit, determine, explain," from de- "completely" (see de-) + finire "to bound, limit," from finis "boundary, end" (see finish (v.)). Related: Defined; defining.
雙語例句
- 1. Please listen while I define your duties.
- 在我規定你的職責時,請仔細聽好.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Please define the words.
- 請準確地解釋這些字的意義.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. It's hard to define exactly what has changed.
- 很難解釋清楚到底發生了什么變化.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. In DPPX, to create a profile for a resource with the DEFINE command.
- 在分布處理編程執行(DPPX)中, 用DEFINE命令建立對某一資源的需求.
來自辭典例句
- 5. In DPPX, to a profile for a resource with the DEFINE command.
- 在分布處理編程執行(DPPX)中, 用define命令建立對某一資源的需求.
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