adoption

英 [ə'dɒpʃn] 美 [ə'dɑːpʃn]

• n. 采用；采纳；收养

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception;

   "its adoption by society"
   "the proposal found wide acceptance"
   

2. a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)

3. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source;

   "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The adoption of the new technology improved the production.
   新技术的采用增加了产量。
2. This principle goes to reducing barriers to adoption.
   这些原则定位在采用减少障碍的原则。
3. The word is now English by adoption.
   这个词现在已被采纳为英语。
4. The adoption of this policy would relieve the unions of a tremendous burden.
   采纳这一政策将会减轻工会的沉重负担。
5. He was pleased by the adoption of a little girl.
   他对收养了一个女孩感到高兴。
6. They resigned their child to an adoption agency.
   他们把自己的孩子交给了一家收养机构。

词汇搭配

• adoption fair 使成队的无父母儿童集...
• adoption of innovation 采纳革新
• adoption societies 族聚, 群聚
• adoption society 群聚,族聚

近反义词

【近义词】

• acceptance 认可
• espousal 订婚
• implementation 履行
• approval 同意
• agreement 同意
• taking up 向上开采
• option 选择权
• assumption 假定
• acceptation 公认的字义
• borrowing 借款