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extent

英 [ɪk'stent; ek-] 美 [ɪk'stɛnt]

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解释

n. 程度；范围；长度

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中文词源

extent 范围

来自extend, 延长，延长的范围。

英文词源

extent (n.): early 14c., from Anglo-French extente, estente "extent, extension;" in law, "valuation of land, stretch of land," from fem. past participle of Old French extendre "extend," from Latin extendere "to spread out, spread" (see extend). Meaning "degree to which something extends" is from 1590s.

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例句和用法

1. To an extent, that is the reason for the meeting.: 在某种程度上，那就是召开这次会议的原因。

2. He explored the wound with his finger, trying to establish its extent.: 他用手指摸了摸伤口，想要确定受伤的程度。

3. To a certain extent it's easier for men to get work.: 在一定程度上，男性更容易找到工作。

4. The government itself has little information on the extent of industrial pollution.: 政府本身几乎不了解工业污染的程度。

5. To that extent they helped bring about their own destruction.: 他们正是如此推波助澜，导致了自己的毁灭。