| 单词 | duration |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [djuə'reiʃən] |
| 解释 | n.持续的时间 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 持续的时间(the time that a thing continues or lasts) 【考】 accelerate : speed / prolong : duration(加速是加快速度/延 长是延长时间) 【记】 dur(持续)+ation→持 续时间 【同】 同根词: durable(耐用的); durance(长期监禁) 【例】 He will be in hospital for the duration of the school year. |
| 字源 | duration (n.) late 14c., from Old French duration, from Medieval Latin durationem (nominative duratio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin durare "harden" (see endure). Old legalese phrase for the duration popularized 1916 in reference to British enlistments in World War I. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 持续时间 【例】We hope the meeting will be short duration 我们希望会议是短期的. 【根】dur延续, 强硬; 参: durability(n 经久; 耐久力) 【参】durable(adj 持久的; 耐用的); durance(n 禁锢; 监禁) 【类】accelerate: speed = prolong: duration加速是加快速度 = 延长是延长持续时间 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】during 在...期间 【相关】durance 监禁 |
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