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Abstract
Abstract /ˈæbstrækt/
词根:abs(=ab从中)+tract(拔)
→从中拔出→抽出
派生:abstraction n.抽象(概念),摘要
distraction n. 注意力分散
dis分开+tract拉+ion名词=分开拉→分心
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抽象要拽要害,
拽哪里?摘鼻子。
哎!不是拽出去了吗?
abs→哎!不是?tract→拽出去
拽出去叫什么?叫抽象。
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作为形容词 adjective
✱existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical reality
ANTONYM concrete
✱(of art) not representing people or things in a realistic way, but expressing the artist’s ideas about them
ANTONYM figurative, representational
释义:抽象的;纯理论的;纯概念的;(辩论或讨论)空泛的;抽象(派)的
例句:
Truth and beauty are abstract concepts.
真和美都是抽象的概念。
This debate is becoming too abstract - let's have some hard facts!
这场辩论变得太空洞了,拿出一些具体的事实根据来吧!
W.Kandinsky is one of the representatives of abstract painters.
康定斯基是抽象派画家代表之一。
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作为名词 noun
✱a short piece of writing containing the main ideas in a document
SYNONYM summary
✱an abstract work of art
释义:摘要;提要;梗概;
抽象画;抽象派艺术作品
例句:
There is a section at the end of the magazine that includes abstracts of recent articles/books.
杂志的最后一部分收录了近期发表的文章/出版的书籍的摘要。
Kandinsky’s first pure abstracts are marked by their wild colour.
康定斯基首个纯抽象作品以其野生的色彩为标志。
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作为动词 verb
✱abstract something (from something) to remove something from somewhere
✱abstract something (specialist) to make a written summary of a book, etc.
释义:提取;抽取;摘录……要点;转移(注意等)
例句:
She abstracted the main points from the argument.
她提取出了这场辩论里的要点。
Their plan is to abstract 8 million gallons of water from the river.
他们计划从河里抽取800万加仑水。
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