description
英 [dɪ'skrɪpʃ(ə)n]
美[dɪ'skrɪpʃən]
- n. 描述，描写；类型；说明书
词态变化
复数: descriptions;
英英释意
- 1. a statement that represents something in words
- 2. the act of describing something
- 3. sort or variety;
- "every description of book was there"
英文词源
- description (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French description (12c.) and directly from Latin descriptionem (nominative descriptio) "representation, description, copy," noun of action from past participle stem of describere "write down, transcribe, copy, sketch," from de- "down" (see de-) + scribere "write" (see script (n.)).
同义词辨析
explanation, definition, description, exposition, interpretation
这些名词都含有"解释"或"说明"之意。
explanation： 普通用词，指使人明白未知或不清楚的事。
definition： 主要指对某一词、短语或专门术语的含义作解释、下定义。
description： 指对某一事物的重要方面进行详细叙述，常含教育与启迪意味。
exposition： 通常指对论点、假设、理论等的重点作详尽的阐述。
interpretation： 多指对文字上较难的段落，或难于理解，令人迷惑的问题作出解释或说明。
考试真题
- For instance, talking about mathematical geniuses who were more or less born that way puts students in a fixed mind-set, but descriptions of great mathematicians who fell in love with math and developed amazing skills produce a growth mind-set.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- If he keeps the palm of the hand parallel to the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia this gesture is reserved for the description of animals.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
- From her description, Chinese medicine sounded as if it had magic power that worked wonders.
2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A
- Of course, that may sound like a description of every teenager on the planet.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- In one of the study's experiments, subjects were given a brief description of a man from Chicago with the last name Williams.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- "In America there are large ants which can eat whole trees bare as a broom handle in a single night,"she wrote in the description.
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- As she wrote in her description of the peacock flower," The Indians, who are not treated well by their Dutch masters, use the seeds to abort their children, so that they will not become slaves like themselves.
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- This description of roller-skating illustrates the three components of an attitude: affect, cognition, and behavior.
2016年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A
- Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was beyond our range, so we declined.
2015年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文
- Surround yourself with uplifting individuals who challenge you to be better while loving you for who you are, and be patient to the people who are the complete opposite of that description.
2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 七选五 原文
- As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise.
出自-2011年考研阅读原文
- As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some times readers as faint praise.
2011年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
词组搭配
beyond description
to a great and astonishing extent
极其，无法形容
his face was swollen beyond description.
他的脸肿得无法形容。
defy description
be so unusual or remarkable as to be impossible to describe
（因异乎寻常而）无法形容
the sheer scale of the Requiem defies description.
安魂弥撒的规模大得无法形容。
实用场景例句
- boats of every description /all descriptions
- 各种类型的船
牛津词典
- Their money came from trade of some description.
- 他们的钱是做某种生意赚来的。
牛津词典
- medals, coins and things of that description
- 纪念章、硬币以及诸如此类的东西
牛津词典
- A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.
- 昨天在伦敦发现了一个与失踪男孩情况相符的孩子，安然无恙。
牛津词典
- the novelist's powers of description
- 小说家的叙述才能
牛津词典
- a personal pain that goes beyond description (= is too great to express in words)
- 难以言表的个人痛苦
牛津词典
- to give a detailed/full description of the procedure
- 对程序作详细的 / 详尽的说明
牛津词典
- a brief/general description of the software
- 软件的简要 / 概括性说明
牛津词典
- Police have issued a description of the gunman.
- 警方发布通告，描述了持枪歹徒的特征。
牛津词典
- ‘Scared stiff ’ is an apt description of how I felt at that moment.
- “吓得呆若木鸡”是对我当时感受的贴切描述。
牛津词典
- Police have issued a description of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty...
- 警方已经发布了那名年龄在 50 到 60 岁之间的男子的相貌特征通告。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a detailed description of the movements and battle plans of Italy's fleet...
- 有关意大利舰队的行动和作战计划的详细说明
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the oldest Catholic church of any description in England...
- 英国所有天主教堂中最古老的一座
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Events of this description occurred daily.
- 这类事件天天发生。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His face is weary beyond description...
- 他一脸难以形容的疲惫。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We were in a disaster situation that defies description.
- 我们陷入了难以言表的糟糕处境。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The book gave a graphic description of the war.
- 这本书生动地描述了战争的情况.
《简明英汉词典》
- They bristled at his denigrating description of their activities.
- 听到他在污蔑他们的活动,他们都怒发冲冠.
《简明英汉词典》
- The show featured dogs of every description.
- 展览会中展示了各式各样的狗.
《简明英汉词典》
- The beauty of the scenery beggars description.
- 风景之美非笔墨所能形容.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- My description of it needed reassessment.
- 需要重新估计我对此事的说法.
《简明英汉词典》
- The beauty of the scenery defied all description.
- 景色之美难以形容.
《简明英汉词典》
- The description of the fire is very effective.
- 对大火的描述极其生动.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He is not very good at description.
- 他不善于描写.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Goods of every description are available.
- 货色齐全.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He gave a description of what he had seen.
- 他描述了他所见到的一切.
《现代英汉综合大词典》