orientation
英[,??r??n'te??(?)n;,?r-]
美[or??n'te??n]
- n. 方向；定向；適應(yīng)；情況介紹；向東方
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?orientations;
助記提示
1. New Oriental School 新東方.
2. 耶穌死時面向西方，從西邊照過來的光是死亡之光.
中文詞源
orientation 定位，方向，職前培訓(xùn)
來自orientate,朝向，定位。引申詞義定位，方向，職前培訓(xùn)等。
英文詞源
- orientation (n.)
- 1839, originally "arrangement of a building, etc., to face east or any other specified direction," noun of action from orient (v.). Sense of "action of determining one's bearings" is from 1868. Meaning "introduction to a situation" is from 1942.
雙語例句
- 1. They give their new employees a day or two of perfunctory orientation.
- 他們對新員工進(jìn)行了一到兩天簡單的任職培訓(xùn)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight.
- 從他的性取向來看，他不像異性戀，更像個同性戀。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Suddenly I was cartwheeling down the slope, all orientation gone.
- 突然，我骨碌碌地滾下坡，完全暈頭轉(zhuǎn)向了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The movement is liberal and social democratic in orientation.
- 這一運動以自由和社會民主為目標(biāo)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The course is essentially theoretical in orientation.
- 該課程的目標(biāo)基本上是理論性的。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》