Word · Frequency #9895
approximate
近似的;大约的
核心释义
not exact, but close to being correct or accurate
- 1.
接近的;近似的;几乎相似的。
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
- 2.
接近正确的;几乎精确的;不完全准确的。
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
- 3.
靠拢但不连接的。
Drawn close together, but not united.
- 4.
不完全准确或正确
not quite exact or correct
接近的;类似的;靠近的;接近的;接近的;近似的;几乎相似的。;接近正确的;几乎精确的;不完全准确的。;靠拢但不连接的。
用法In use
The approximate cost of the project is $10,000.
用法提示:approximate 作形容词,表示近似、大概的。
Can you give me an approximate time of arrival?
用法提示:approximate 修饰 time,表示大概的时间。
We only have an approximate number of attendees so far.
用法提示:approximate 修饰 number,表示不精确的数目。
the approximate time was 10 o'clock
approximate + noun
用于修饰名词,表示不精确但接近实际。
Please provide an approximate cost estimate.
请提供一个大致的成本估算。
be approximate
作表语,表示某一数值或描述是近似的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- approximate value
- 近似值
- We only have an approximate value for the painting.我们只有这幅画的近似值。
- approximate time
- 近似时间
- Can you give me an approximate time of arrival?你能给我一个大约的到达时间吗?
- approximate cost
- 大约费用
- The approximate cost of the repairs is $500.维修的大约费用是500美元。
- approximate location
- 大致位置
- The police know the approximate location of the suspect.警方知道嫌疑人的大致位置。
- approximate number
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象阿婆(appro)记数字总是‘大概’(approximate),不精确。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:学术、技术、日常估算 通常用于描述不精确但接近实际的值,在学术和技术文档中最为常见,日常对话中也适用,但略偏书面。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No genuine rhymes. Words ending in '-imate' (intimate, ultimate, estimate, proximate) are spelled similarly but stress the first syllable, whereas 'approximate' stresses the second. 'Approximately' is a derivative with similar stress but a different ending.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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