adoption
英 [?'d?p?(?)n]
美[?'dɑp??n]
- n. 采用；收養(yǎng)；接受
IELTSTOEFLCET6中高頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?adoptions;
英文詞源
- adoption (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French adopcion or directly from Latin adoptionem (nominative adoptio), noun of action from past participle stem of adoptare "chose for oneself, take by choice, select, adopt," especially "to take into a family, adopt as a child," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + optare "choose, wish, desire" (see option (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. She put up her daughter for adoption in 1967.
- 1967年她為女兒征領(lǐng)養(yǎng)家庭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Adoption can fail for all kinds of reasons.
- 收養(yǎng)不成功可能有各種原因。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She put the baby up for adoption.
- 她提出要讓人收養(yǎng)那個嬰兒。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. The senator urged against the adoption of the measure.
- 那參議員極力反對采取這項措施.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Adoption papers were duly filed in May 1974.
- 有關(guān)收養(yǎng)的文件在1974年5月就已歸檔.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》