indent

• vt. 定货；缩排；印凹痕
• vi. 切割成锯齿状
• n. 缩进；订货单；凹痕；契约

in-,进入，使，-dent,齿，咬合，词源同dental,tooth.用于指古代锯齿状凹痕的法定文件或有法律效力的文书，见indenture.引申词义下订单，订合同。比较diplomat.

1. an order for goods to be exported or imported

2. the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

indent

indent: Etymologically, English has two separate words indent, although they have converged to a considerable extent over the centuries (particularly in the virtually shared derivative indentation). The one meaning ‘(make) a hole or depression’ [14] is simply a derivative of dent, which itself probably originated as a variant of dint. Indent ‘make notches in’ [14], however, owes its origin to Latin dēns ‘tooth’.

This formed the basis of an Anglo-Latin verb indentāre, which denoted the drawing up of a contract between two parties on two identical documents, which were cut along a matching line of notches or ‘teeth’ which could subsequently be rejoined to prove their authenticity. A particular use of such contracts was between master craftsmen and their trainees, who hence became known as indentured apprentices.
=> dent, dint; dentist

indent (v.)

early 15c., indenten/endenten "to make notches; to give (something) a toothed or jagged appearance," also "to make a legal indenture," from Old French endenter "to notch or dent, give a serrated edge to," from Medieval Latin indentare "to furnish with teeth," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + Latin dens (genitive dentis) "tooth" (see tooth). Related: Indented; indenting. The printing sense is first attested 1670s. The noun is first recorded 1590s, from the verb. An earlier noun sense of "a written agreement" (late 15c.) is described in Middle English Dictionary as "scribal abbrev. of endenture."

The indent agent takes a commission on the value of his purchase.

这种订货代理商按所订购的货物价值收取佣金.

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The mountains indent the horizon.

山峦使地平线成锯齿状.

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A firm order is often called an indent.

确定的订单常称作订货单.

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Please make an indent at the begin of each paragraph.

请在每段开头空格.

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Indent: To begin a line or lines with a blank space.

缩排: 字行缩进一固定空格,然后开始的排法.

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Bid will be evaluated strictly in accordance with the indent specifications.

投标将按照订货单的技术条件严格评估.

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Defines the hanging indent of the currently selected text.

过时)定义当前选定文本的悬挂缩进.

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Indent Code - Indents your code to a generally accepted style.

缩进代码 - 缩进您的代码以一种普遍接受的风格.

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Gets or sets the number of spaces in an indent.

获取或设置缩进的空格数.

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Hot Stamping , Indent Marking, Foils , Numbering Heads, Heat Transfer Heat Exchangers.

采购产品烫印, 缩进标记, 箔, 号码头, 传热换热器.

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You should always indent for your office requirements well in advance.

办公室所需用品你应该及早提出申请.

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Positive values indent the edge , negative values outdent the edge.

设置为整数表示缩进,设置为负数表示弹出.

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Indent comment at the same level of the code you are documenting.

注释缩进和其注释的源代码在同一层次.

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Indent comment at the same level the code you are documenting.

注释缩进禾扣其注释菂笩码在同弌层次.

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You must indent the first line of a new paragraph.

新起段落的首行你必须缩格书写.

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