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approximate

英 [ə'prɒksɪmət] 美 [ə'prɑksɪmət]

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解释

vt. 近似；使…接近；粗略估计
vi. 接近于；近似于
adj. [数] 近似的；大概的

※ 提供单词"approximate"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

approximate 接近的

前缀ap-同ad-.词根prop, 接近，向前，pro的扩大形式。-m, 最高级后缀.

英文词源

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.

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例句和用法

1. The times are approximate only.: 这些只是大致的时间。

2. The Prime Minister has made a statement closely approximate to a falsehood.: 首相发表了一项几近谎言的声明.

3. The builder gave an approximate cost for fixing the roof.: 房屋修建商给修理房顶粗略地估计了一个价钱.

4. The approximate date of his departure is next month.: 他大约在下个月动身.

5. They did not have even an approximate idea what the Germans really wanted.: 他们完全不清楚德国人真正想要什么。