abstraction

noun

/æbˈstrækʃn/

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[countable, uncountable] (formal) a general idea not based on any particular real person, thing or situation; the quality of being abstract
- Ideological abstractions are never going to attract many voters.
- The increasing abstraction of modern art has tended to make it increasingly difficult to interpret.
- The idea of ‘the nation’ can be seen as an abstraction.
[uncountable] (formal) the state of thinking deeply about something and not paying attention to what is around you
- She was gazing in abstraction at the far corner of the room.
[uncountable, countable] the action of removing something from something else; the process of being removed from something else
- water abstraction from rivers

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin abstractio(n-), from the verb abstrahere ‘draw away’ from ab- ‘from’ + trahere ‘draw off’.

单词	abstraction
释义	abstraction noun /æbˈstrækʃn/ /æbˈstrækʃn/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] (formal) a general idea not based on any particular real person, thing or situation; the quality of being abstract Ideological abstractions are never going to attract many voters. The increasing abstraction of modern art has tended to make it increasingly difficult to interpret. The idea of ‘the nation’ can be seen as an abstraction. [uncountable] (formal) the state of thinking deeply about something and not paying attention to what is around you She was gazing in abstraction at the far corner of the room. [uncountable, countable] the action of removing something from something else; the process of being removed from something else water abstraction from rivers Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin abstractio(n-), from the verb abstrahere ‘draw away’ from ab- ‘from’ + trahere ‘draw off’.
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