approximately + number
用于表示数量或数值的近似值。
There were approximately 200 guests at the wedding.
婚礼上大约有200位宾客。
大约；大概
大约；大致；接近但不精确。；(数量)不精确但相当接近正确的；大致；近于；[经] 大约
大约；大致；接近但不精确。
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
(数量)不精确但相当接近正确的
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
The meeting will start at approximately 10 a.m.
会议大约在上午十点开始。
用法提示：副词“approximately”表示时间上的大致估计，修饰时间点。
AI contextual example
The project cost approximately $50,000.
这个项目花费了大约5万美元。
用法提示：副词“approximately”修饰金额，表示近似值。
AI contextual example
The distance is approximately 200 kilometers.
距离大约是200公里。
用法提示：副词“approximately”修饰长度，表示大致距离。
AI contextual example
用于表示数量或数值的近似值。
There were approximately 200 guests at the wedding.
婚礼上大约有200位宾客。
常用于金钱、距离、时间等可量化名词前。
The project will cost approximately $5 million.
该项目将耗资大约500万美元。
用于表示时间的近似点。
The flight arrives at approximately 3:00 PM.
航班大约在下午3点到达。
最常用，可用于几乎所有非正式和正式场合，与 approximately 可互换。
非正式，常用于口语，语气比 about 更随意。
强调接近但未达到，通常与具体数值连用，如 nearly 100 people。
强调精确度低，常用于估计数值或范围，如 roughly 50 dollars。
grammar · medium
易错句子The approximately answer is correct.
正确表达The approximate answer is correct.
“approximately”是副词，不能修饰名词，应改用形容词“approximate”。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are approximately about 50 students.
正确表达There are approximately 50 students.
“approximately”本身已表示“大约”，与“about”重复，应删除其中之一。
grammar · medium
易错句子He spent approximately more than $200.
正确表达He spent approximately $200.
“approximately”表示近似值，“more than”表示下限，两者语义冲突，应删去一个。
与‘大约’相对，表示完全正确无误
与‘大约’相对，表示确定无疑
与‘大约’相对，表示丝毫不差
与‘大约’相对，表示高度准确
大约相等
The two values are approximately equal.
这两个值大约相等。
大致相同
Both candidates received approximately the same number of votes.
两位候选人获得了大致相同的票数。
大致正确
His estimate was approximately correct.
他的估计大致正确。
大约一半
Approximately half of the students passed the exam.
大约一半的学生通过了考试。
大约10分钟
The meeting lasted approximately 10 minutes.
会议持续了大约10分钟。
ap- (to) + proxim (near) + -ate + -ly
ap- (to) + proxim (near) + -ate
proxim (near) + -ity (noun suffix)
ap- (to) + proxim (near) + -ation (noun suffix)
常与approximately连用，表示对数量或数值的估算
非正式的近似，与approximately同属不确定但接近的表达
非正式用语，指粗略的估计，与approximately相关
与approximately同根，表示接近准确的数值
指误差或偏差范围，常与approximately一起用于测量或计算
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