formation
英 [f??'me??(?)n]
美[f?r'me??n]
- n. 形成；構(gòu)造；編隊(duì)
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?formations;
英文詞源
- formation (n.)
- late 14c., "vital force in plants and animals;" early 15c., "act of creating or making," from Old French formacion "formation, fashioning, creation" (12c.) or directly from Latin formationem (nominative formatio) "a forming, shaping," noun of action or condition from past participle stem of formare "to form," from forma (see form (n.)). Meaning that which is formed or created" is from 1640s. In geology, "group of rocks having a similar origin or character," 1815. Related: Formational.
雙語例句
- 1. They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation.
- 他們看見15名警察騎著摩托車排成V字形前行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was flying in formation with seven other jets.
- 他和其他7架噴氣機(jī)一起列隊(duì)飛行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. the formation of a new government
- 組成新政府
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. This dispute led to the formation of a new breakaway group.
- 這次爭(zhēng)論使一部份人另立門戶,成立了一個(gè)新的團(tuán)體.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. This is the formation of a new government.
- 這是新政府的構(gòu)成.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》