define

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
    — From the computer programming perspective, Java looks like C and C++ while discarding the overwhelming complexities of those languages, such as typedefs, defines, preprocessor, unions, pointers, and multiple inheritance.
动词 v.
  1. To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
    — the defining power of an optical instrument
  2. To settle, decide (an argument etc.) obsolete
    — These warlike Champions, all in armour shine, / Assembled were in field the chalenge to define.
  3. To express the essential nature of something.
    — I define myself as a techno-anarchist.
  4. To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
    — The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time.
  5. To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
    — Person 1: Is she good at math? Person 2: Define "good." If you mean if she is faster than the average middle schooler at multiplication, then yes. If you mean if she is able to do multivariable calculus, then no.
  6. To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
    — to define the legal boundaries of a property
  7. To establish the referent of a term or notation.

词形变化

defines present,singular,third-person defining participle,present defined participle,past defined past defines plural

词汇关系

衍生词
career-defining codefine definability definable definatory defined benefit defined benefits defined contribution defined contributions definee definement definer defining vocabulary era-defining misdefine overdefine predefine pre-defined redefine semidefine software defined radio undefine underdefine user-defined function user-defined graphic
相关词
definiendum definiens definite definition definitory

词源

词源 1
From Middle English definen, from Old French definer, variant of definir, from Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”), from dē + fīniō (“set a limit, bound, end”).
词源 2
From Middle English definen, from Old French definer, variant of definir, from Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”), from dē + fīniō (“set a limit, bound, end”).
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