英语词汇“average”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun

1.

the typical or normal amount, quality, degree, etc

above average in intelligence

2. Also called: arithmetic mean

the result obtained by adding the numbers or quantities in a set and dividing the total by the number of members in the set

the average of 3, 4, and 8 is 5

3.

(of a continuously variable ratio, such as speed) the quotient of the differences between the initial and final values of the two quantities that make up the ratio

his average over the journey was 30 miles per hour

4. maritime law

a.

a loss incurred or damage suffered by a ship or its cargo at sea

b.

the equitable apportionment of such loss among the interested parties

5. (often plural) stock exchange

a simple or weighted average of the prices of a selected group of securities computed in order to facilitate market comparisons

6. on average

adjective

7.

usual or typical

8.

mediocre or inferior

his performance was only average

9.

constituting a numerical average

the average age

an average speed

10.

approximately typical of a range of values

the average contents of a matchbox

verb

11. (transitive)

to obtain or estimate a numerical average of

12. (transitive)

to assess the general quality of

13. (transitive)

to perform or receive a typical number of

to average eight hours' work a day

14. (transitive)

to divide up proportionately

they averaged the profits among the staff

15. (transitive)

to amount to or be on average

the children averaged 15 years of age

16. (intransitive) stock exchange

to purchase additional securities in a holding whose price has fallen (average down) or risen (average up) in anticipation of a speculative profit after further increases in price

Derived forms

averagely (ˈaveragely)

adverb

averageness (ˈaverageness)

noun

Word origin

C15 averay loss arising from damage to ships or cargoes (shared equitably among all concerned;hence the modern sense), from Old Italian avaria, ultimately from Arabic awār damage, blemish

单词	average
释义	Word Frequency average (ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ) noun 1. the typical or normal amount, quality, degree, etc above average in intelligence 2. Also called: arithmetic mean the result obtained by adding the numbers or quantities in a set and dividing the total by the number of members in the set the average of 3, 4, and 8 is 5 3. (of a continuously variable ratio, such as speed) the quotient of the differences between the initial and final values of the two quantities that make up the ratio his average over the journey was 30 miles per hour 4. maritime law a. a loss incurred or damage suffered by a ship or its cargo at sea b. the equitable apportionment of such loss among the interested parties 5. (often plural) stock exchange a simple or weighted average of the prices of a selected group of securities computed in order to facilitate market comparisons 6. on average adjective 7. usual or typical 8. mediocre or inferior his performance was only average 9. constituting a numerical average the average age an average speed 10. approximately typical of a range of values the average contents of a matchbox verb 11. (transitive) to obtain or estimate a numerical average of 12. (transitive) to assess the general quality of 13. (transitive) to perform or receive a typical number of to average eight hours' work a day 14. (transitive) to divide up proportionately they averaged the profits among the staff 15. (transitive) to amount to or be on average the children averaged 15 years of age 16. (intransitive) stock exchange to purchase additional securities in a holding whose price has fallen (average down) or risen (average up) in anticipation of a speculative profit after further increases in price Derived forms averagely (ˈaveragely) adverb averageness (ˈaverageness) noun Word origin C15 averay loss arising from damage to ships or cargoes (shared equitably among all concerned;hence the modern sense), from Old Italian avaria, ultimately from Arabic awār damage, blemish
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