Word · Frequency #1441
description
描述；叙述
A statement or account in words that describes someone or something.
- 1.
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
用文字描绘或描述事物；语言中的肖像或表现；事物或种类的基本特征的列举
- 2.
a statement that represents something in words
用言语表述某事物的陈述
- 3.
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
描述的行为；通过标记或符号描绘。
- 4.
the act of describing something
描述某事物的行为
- 5.
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
识别某人或某物的一组特征
- 6.
sort or variety
种类或变体
- 7.
A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
对分类单元的科学记录以引入科学。
- 8.
The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
记录和描述特定语言社区实际语言使用的行为或实践,与规定性相对。
- 9.
A descriptive linguistic survey.
描述性语言调查
描写；描绘；特征；识别特征；种类；类型；（语言学中的）描述；描述性调查；（对新物种的）科学记述；分类描述
In use
The police asked for a detailed description of the stolen car.
Her description of the sunset made me feel as if I were there.
Can you give me a brief description of your job?
every description of book was there
a description of [sth]
Please give a detailed description of the accident.
请详细描述事故。
give/provide a description
She provided a vivid description of her travels.
她生动地描述了她的旅行。
beyond description
Connections
Collocations
- detailed description
- 详细描述
- The police asked for a detailed description of the suspect.警方要求详细描述嫌疑人的特征。
- brief description
- 简要说明
- Please give a brief description of your project.请简要说明你的项目。
- job description
- 职位描述
- The job description lists the required qualifications.职位描述列出了所需的资格条件。
- description of
- 关于…的描述
- He wrote a vivid description of the landscape.他写了一篇关于风景的生动描述。
- provide a description
- 提供描述
- Can you provide a description of what happened?你能描述一下发生了什么吗？
- give a description
Learner notes
Memory Tip
de + script + ion = 对脚本的说明，即描述。
Context & Register
mixed
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-scription' (prescription, subscription, transcription, inscription) rhyme exactly with 'description' (stressed vowel /ɪ/ + /pʃən/). Words ending in '-ception' (reception, deception) look similar but have a different stressed vowel (/ɛ/).
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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