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orientation

英 [,ɔːrɪən'teɪʃ(ə)n; ,ɒr-] 美[orɪɛn'teʃən]

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n. 方向；定向；适应；情况介绍；向东方

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词态变化

复数: orientations;

助记提示

1. New Oriental School 新东方.
2. 耶稣死时面向西方，从西边照过来的光是死亡之光.

中文词源

orientation 定位，方向，职前培训

来自orientate,朝向，定位。引申词义定位，方向，职前培训等。

英文词源

orientation (n.): 1839, originally "arrangement of a building, etc., to face east or any other specified direction," noun of action from orient (v.). Sense of "action of determining one's bearings" is from 1868. Meaning "introduction to a situation" is from 1942.

双语例句

1. They give their new employees a day or two of perfunctory orientation.: 他们对新员工进行了一到两天简单的任职培训。

2. His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight.: 从他的性取向来看，他不像异性恋，更像个同性恋。

3. Suddenly I was cartwheeling down the slope, all orientation gone.: 突然，我骨碌碌地滚下坡，完全晕头转向了。

4. The movement is liberal and social democratic in orientation.: 这一运动以自由和社会民主为目标。

5. The course is essentially theoretical in orientation.: 该课程的目标基本上是理论性的。