释义 |
categorize, v.|ˈkætɪgəraɪz| [f. category + -ize; cf. F. catégoriser.] trans. To place in a category or categories; to classify.
1705Hickeringill Priest-cr. i. (1721) 41 Priest-craft has Categorized Sacrilege as the greatest Sin, next to the Sin against the Holy Ghost. 1883Westm. Rev. July 99 Propertius categorizes the penalties endured by the wicked. Hence ˌcategoriˈzation, the action of categorizing; classification.
1886Spectator 6 Nov., Lit. Supp. 1506 A generation ago, botany was mainly a categorisation of plant-forms under so called natural systems. |