廖柏森

l  Definition (N. 定義)

Ø Adj. + definition

• 例句:

1. Although this seems to be a fairly standard definition, there are debates among researchers about precise definitions of such terms as dialect and accent.

  儘管這似乎是相當標準的定義，但研究者之間對於方言和口音等詞的精確定義仍辯論不休。

2. The following is a well-accepted definition of self-esteem.

以下是對自尊的一個眾所接受的定義。

3. Complete agreement has not been reached on the definition of CSs, but one working definition many researchers accept is that CSs are “a systematic technique employed by a speaker to express his meaning when faced with some difficulty”.

    對於溝通策略的定義並沒有完全的共識，但有一可行的定義為許多研究者所接受，那就是溝通策略為:「說話者面對困難時使用有系統的技巧來表達他的意義。」

• 例句:

1. Standardized psychological tests often form an operational definition of such concepts.

標準化心理測驗通常會對這些概念提出操作性定義。

2. Bloom provided a useful extended definition of the affective domain that is still widely used today.

Bloom對情意領域提出一有用的擴大性定義，至今仍廣為使用。

3. This still leaves a terminological problem: how to distinguish between the narrow and broad definitions of paralanguage, both of which are contained in the literature.

   這仍留下一個術語上的問題: 如何區別狹義和廣義的副語言，在文獻都可見到這兩種定義。

• 例句:

1. In order to make this loose definition mathematically precise, it is necessary to define a formal model of computation

  為了使此不精確的定義能在數學上更加精確，有必要界定一個正規的計算模式。

2. In this paper, we show that this potential misunderstanding stems from a vague and misleading definition of the term.

  在此論文中，我們指出可能的誤解是來自於對此詞彙之模糊且誤導的定義。

Ø V. + definition

• 例句:

1. The Internet has significantly expanded the definition of e-commerce.

    網際網路已大幅擴大電子商務的定義。

2. We have attempted to follow the definitions of these terms which have been suggested by Anthony (1963) and modified by Celce-Murcia (1981) and which have been widely accepted by the profession for more than two decades.

     我們嘗試遵循這些詞彙的定義，這些定義是由Anthony (1963)所建議，並由Celce-Murcia (1981)所修訂，並已被該專業領域廣為接受超過二十年。