practice

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Repetition of an activity to improve a skill. uncountable,usually
    — Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) training, rehearsing, rehearsal, dry run, trial, workout
  2. An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition. uncountable,usually
    — Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy.
  3. The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts. especially,uncountable,usually
    — Which is the most demanding? I think that my practice as an artist is 'stronger' because it is the practice that best fuels and balances myself and that generates new knowledge for my other work as both arts educator and creative arts therapist.
  4. A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice. countable,usually
    — She ran a thriving medical practice.
  5. The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members. uncountable,usually
  6. A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine. uncountable,usually
    — It is the usual practice of employees there to wear neckties only when meeting with customers.
  7. Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory. uncountable,usually
    — That may work in theory, but will it work in practice?
  8. The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts. uncountable,usually
    — This firm of solicitors is involved in family law practice.
  9. Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice. uncountable,usually
    — He sought to have that by practice which he could not by prayer.
    The New Arcadia
  10. An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business. uncountable,usually
动词 v.
  1. Alternative spelling of practise. US,alt-of,alternative
    — I have been a liberal housekeeper enough, but I shall not be ashamed to practice economy now.

词形变化

practices plural practise alternative,obsolete practices present,singular,third-person practicing participle,present practiced participle,past practiced past

词汇关系

衍生词
best practice business practice code of practice common practice common practice period community of practice corrupt practice custom and practice fire practice forepractice general practice hand practice in practice macropractice malpractice micropractice mispractice nonpractice out of practice overpractice postpractice praccy practible practice girl practicelike practice makes perfect practice makes progress practice run practice squad practicewear practice what one preaches prepractice psychopractice put in practice put into practice restrictive practice sharp practice standard practice target practice telepractice what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive
相关词
practic practicable practical practitioner

词源

词源 1
The noun is from Middle English practice, practique, practyse, from the verb; also compare Medieval Latin prāctica.
The verb is from Middle English practice, practise, practize, practyse, from Middle French pratiser, practiser, alteration of practiquer, from Medieval Latin prācticāre, from Late Latin prācticus, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós).
The spelling practice is attested once in Middle English for both the noun and the verb. The noun began to be assimilated in spelling to nouns in -ice; practise (noun) is now obsolete.
词源 2
The noun is from Middle English practice, practique, practyse, from the verb; also compare Medieval Latin prāctica.
The verb is from Middle English practice, practise, practize, practyse, from Middle French pratiser, practiser, alteration of practiquer, from Medieval Latin prācticāre, from Late Latin prācticus, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós).
The spelling practice is attested once in Middle English for both the noun and the verb. The noun began to be assimilated in spelling to nouns in -ice; practise (noun) is now obsolete.
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