reckoning
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ˈɹɛkənɪŋ/|/ˈɹɛkn̩ɪŋ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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The action of calculating or estimating something.
— By that reckoning, it would take six weeks to go five miles.
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An opinion or judgement.
— day of reckoning
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A summing up or appraisal.
— My mother's father was a small-town school teacher, an occupation with somewhat more status (teachers are petit bourgeois by the standard reckoning) which nevertheless provided little more income than on my father's side.
- The settlement of accounts, as between parties.
- The working out of consequences or retribution for one's actions.
- The bill (UK) or check (US), especially at an inn or tavern.
- Rank or status.
动词 v.
- present participle and gerund of reckon
词形变化
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
Gerund of the verb reckon, from reckon + -ing. Compare Dutch rekening, German Rechnung.
词源 2
Gerund of the verb reckon, from reckon + -ing. Compare Dutch rekening, German Rechnung.
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