extension
英 [?k'sten?(?)n; ek-]
美 [?k'st?n??n]
- n. 延長(zhǎng)；延期；擴(kuò)大；伸展；電話分機(jī)
助記提示
1. ex- "out" + tens- + -ion.
2. 含義：stretch out, lengthen.
中文詞源
extension 擴(kuò)大，延長(zhǎng)來(lái)自extend, 延長(zhǎng)。
英文詞源
- extension (n.)
- c. 1400, "swelling, bulging," from Latin extensionem/extentionem (nominative extensio/extentio) "a stretching out, extension," noun of action from past participle stem of extendere (see extend). In a concrete sense, "extended portion of something" (a railroad, etc.), from 1852. Telephone sense is from 1906.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. After a further four-month extension of her probation period, she was sacked.
- 在又試用了4個(gè)月后，她被開(kāi)除了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
- 詳情請(qǐng)致電4143925,轉(zhuǎn)分機(jī)2253。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Many Filipinos see the bases as an extension of American colonial rule.
- 很多菲律賓人視這些基地為美國(guó)殖民統(tǒng)治的延續(xù)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. We used so many lights that we needed four extension cords.
- 我們用的燈很多，因此需要4個(gè)接線板。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. He will appeal to the state for an extension of unemployment benefits.
- 他將呼吁國(guó)家延長(zhǎng)領(lǐng)取失業(yè)救濟(jì)金的時(shí)限。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句