| 单词 | division |
| 释义 | Word Frequency division(dɪˈvɪʒən) noun 1. the act of dividing or state of being divided 2. the act of sharing out; distribution 3. something that divides or keeps apart, such as a boundary 4. one of the parts, groups, etc, into which something is divided 5. a part of a government, business, country, etc, that has been made into a unit for administrative, political, or other reasons 6. a formal vote in Parliament or a similar legislative body 7. a difference of opinion, esp one that causes separation 8. (in sports) a section, category, or class organized according to age, weight, skill, etc 9. a mathematical operation, the inverse of multiplication, in which the quotient of two numbers or quantities is calculated. Usually written: a ÷ b,a⁄b, a/b, 10. a. army a major formation, larger than a regiment or brigade but smaller than a corps, containing the necessary arms to sustain independent combat b. navy a group of ships of similar type or a tactical unit of naval aircraft c. air force an organization normally comprising two or more wings with required support units 11. (plural) navy the assembly of all crew members for the captain's inspection 12. biology (in traditional classification systems) a major category of the plant kingdom that contains one or more related classes Compare phylum (sense 1) 13. horticulture any type of propagation in plants in which a new plant grows from a separated part of the original 14. logic the fallacy of inferring that the properties of the whole are also true of the parts, as Britain is in debt, so John Smith is in debt 15. (esp in 17th-century English music) the art of breaking up a melody into quick phrases, esp over a ground bass Derived forms divisional (diˈvisional) or divisionary (diˈvisionary) adjective divisionally (diˈvisionally) adverb Word origin C14: from Latin dīvīsiō, from dīvidere to divide |
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