approximate
英[?'pr?ks?m?t]
美[?'prɑks?m?t]
- vt. 近似；使…接近；粗略估計
- vi. 接近于；近似于
- adj. [數] 近似的；大概的
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?approximates;過去式:?approximated;過去分詞:?approximated;現在分詞:?approximating;
中文詞源
approximate 接近的
前綴ap-同ad-.詞根prop, 接近，向前，pro的擴大形式。-m, 最高級后綴.
英文詞源
- approximate
- approximate: see proximity
- approximate (adj.)
- early 15c., from Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare "to come near to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + proximare "come near," from proximus "nearest," superlative of prope "near" (see propinquity).
- approximate (v.)
- early 15c., "to bring or put close," from approximate (adj.). Meaning "to come close" is from 1789. Related: Approximated; approximating.
雙語例句
- 1. The times are approximate only.
- 這些只是大致的時間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Prime Minister has made a statement closely approximate to a falsehood.
- 首相發表了一項幾近謊言的聲明.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The builder gave an approximate cost for fixing the roof.
- 房屋修建商給修理房頂粗略地估計了一個價錢.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The approximate date of his departure is next month.
- 他大約在下個月動身.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. They did not have even an approximate idea what the Germans really wanted.
- 他們完全不清楚德國人真正想要什么。
來自柯林斯例句