approximation /əˌprɑːksəˈmeɪʃən/ noun plural approximations
plural approximations
Learner's definition of APPROXIMATION
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1
: an amount, figure, etc., that is almost correct and is not intended to be exact : an approximate amount, figure, etc.近似值;粗略估計 -
These numbers are only approximations [=estimates] but they give us some idea of what we can afford.這些數字雖然只是一個粗略估計,但卻使我們大概知道了自己的承受能力。
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This isn't an exact figure but I think it's a good/rough approximation of what the land is worth.這不是準確數字,但我認爲它非常/大致接近這塊土地的價值。
2
: something that is similar to something else相似物 —
usually + of or to