define
中文来自 ECDICT
- vt.
- 定义，规定，使明确
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English definen, from Old French definer, variant of definir, from Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”), from dē + fīniō (“set a limit, bound, end”).
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
- (obsolete) To settle, decide (an argument etc.). [16th–17th c.]
- To express the essential nature of something.
- To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
- To describe, explain, or make definite and clear