composition
英 [kɒmpə'zɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,kɑmpə'zɪʃən]
- n. 作文，作曲，作品；[材] 构成；合成物；成分
助记提示
1. com- "together" + posit- + -ion.
2. 含义：put together, collect a whole from several parts. => art of constructing sentences.
英文词源
- composition (n.)
- late 14c., "action of combining," also "manner in which a thing is composed," from Old French composicion (13c., Modern French composition) "composition, make-up, literary work, agreement, settlement," from Latin compositionem (nominative compositio) "a putting together, connecting, arranging," noun of action from past participle stem of componere (see composite). Meaning "art of constructing sentences" is from 1550s; that of "literary production" (often also "writing exercise for students") is from c. 1600. Printing sense is 1832; meaning "arrangement of parts in a picture" is from 1706.
双语例句
- 1. The course is designed to help students with colour and composition.
- 设置这门课程是为了指导学生如何运用色彩和构图。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the chemical composition of the soil
- 土壤的化学成分
来自《权威词典》
- 3. He played a piece of music of his own composition.
- 他演奏了一首自己创作的曲子.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. They decided to make a composition with their rivals.
- 他们决定和他们的对手妥协.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The majority always turn an unfavorable attitude towards atonal composition.
- 大多数人对无调性作品的态度往往是不能接受的.
来自《简明英汉词典》