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classification of [something]
注意：classification 后常跟 of 加被分类的事物。
The classification of animals into species is a fundamental task.
将动物分类成物种是一项基础任务。
分类；归类
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
分类；归类
the act of arranging things into classes or groups according to shared characteristics
The classification of animals into species is a fundamental task.
将动物分类成物种是一项基础任务。
将事物分类的行为；根据某些共同关系或属性进行分组,如类、目、科等
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
将事物分为同类或类别的行为
the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
按类别或等级排列的人或事物的群体
a group of people or things arranged by class or category
将事物分类的基本认知过程
the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
The classification of the photos by date took me half an hour.
按日期对这些照片进行分类花了我半个小时。
These animals belong to different classifications even though they look similar.
这些动物虽然看起来相似，却属于不同的类别。
Could you explain the classification of these files in the office?
你能解释一下办公室里这些文件的分类吗？
注意：classification 后常跟 of 加被分类的事物。
The classification of animals into species is a fundamental task.
将动物分类成物种是一项基础任务。
The library uses a classification into fiction and non-fiction.
该图书馆采用小说和非小说的分类法。
或者用 by 代替 according to，如 'classification by size'。
The plants are arranged in classification according to their flowering season.
这些植物按照开花季节进行分类排列。
Not this
They made a classify of the books.
Use this
They made a classification of the books.
学生误将动词'classify'当作名词使用。英语中名词应为'classification'，动词原形不能直接作名词。
Not this
The classification for animals is complex.
Use this
The classification of animals is complex.
中文'对…的分类'直译为'classification for'，但英语中表示'某事物的分类'需用介词of，而非for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
分类系统
The library uses a new classification system for its books.
图书馆采用了一种新的图书分类系统。
分类方案
We need to develop a classification scheme for the data.
我们需要为这些数据制定一个分类方案。
分类标准
What are the classification criteria for these species?
这些物种的分类标准是什么？
分类方法
This classification method is widely used in biology.
这种分类方法在生物学中被广泛使用。
分类类别
Each document falls into a specific classification category.
每份文件都属于特定的分类类别。
分类过程
The classification process can be automated.
分类过程可以自动化。
Use classification naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记'分类'：class（类别）+ ification，把事物归入不同类别。
classification 通常用于学术、科技、官方文件及分类学等语境，在日常生活中涉及系统化分类时也可见，属于比较正式但使用相对灵活的词汇。
All these words rhyme with 'classification' because they share the stressed vowel /eɪ/ and the ending /ʃən/. The spelling pattern '-ification' is common.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.