extended
英 [?k'stend?d; ek-]
美 [?k'st?nd?d]
- adj. 延伸的；擴大的；長期的；廣大的
- v. 延長；擴充（extend的過去分詞）
助記提示
1. ex- "out" + tend- + -ed.
2. 含義：stretch out, lengthen.
英文詞源
- extended (adj.)
- mid-15c., "occupying time, made longer," past participle adjective from extend (v.). Meaning "stretched out" in space is from 1550s; extended-play (adj.), in reference to recordings (especially 7-inch, 45 rpm vinyl records) is from 1953; in reference to pinball games by 1943. Extended family (n.) in sociology recorded from 1942.
A challenging question was asked RCA engineers and scientists in 1951. How can we increase the playing time of a 7-inch record, without using a larger disc? Sixteen months of research gave the answer, "45 EP"--Extended Play. [Radio Corporation of America magazine advertisement, May 1953]
雙語例句
- 1. Parallel lines will never meet no matter how far extended.
- 無論延伸多長，平行線永不相交。
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- 2. Loans were extended to help pay the interest on the old ones.
- 這些貸款延期償還以支付舊賬利息。
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- 3. The training covers extended periods in obstetrics and gynaecology.
- 該培訓包括產科學和婦科學的增加課時。
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- 4. The trough of low pressure extended over about 1000 kilometres.
- 低壓槽延伸約1,000公里。
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- 5. The range of tog values has been extended to 15 togs.
- 托格值的范圍已經擴大至15托格。
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