extent
英 [?k'stent; ek-]
美 [?k'st?nt]
助記提示
1. ex- "out" + tent-.
2. 含義：stretch out, lengthen, extend.
3. => degree to which something extends.
中文詞源
extent 范圍來自extend, 延長，延長的范圍。
英文詞源
- extent (n.)
- early 14c., from Anglo-French extente, estente "extent, extension;" in law, "valuation of land, stretch of land," from fem. past participle of Old French extendre "extend," from Latin extendere "to spread out, spread" (see extend). Meaning "degree to which something extends" is from 1590s.
雙語例句
- 1. To an extent, that is the reason for the meeting.
- 在某種程度上，那就是召開這次會議的原因。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He explored the wound with his finger, trying to establish its extent.
- 他用手指摸了摸傷口，想要確定受傷的程度。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. To a certain extent it's easier for men to get work.
- 在一定程度上，男性更容易找到工作。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The government itself has little information on the extent of industrial pollution.
- 政府本身幾乎不了解工業污染的程度。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. To that extent they helped bring about their own destruction.
- 他們正是如此推波助瀾，導致了自己的毀滅。
來自柯林斯例句