单词 | evaluation |
释义 | evaluation (once / 3308 pages) n An evaluation is an appraisal of something to determine its worth or fitness. For example, before you start an exercise program, get a medical evaluation, to make sure you're able to handle the activity. At the heart of the noun evaluation is the root word value, which means "worth." So an evaluation is an examination to find the worth of something. We do this every day — maybe making an evaluation of the prices in a store to decide whether or not to shop there. We might get an appraisal of our property, which is an evaluation to determine its worth in preparation for taking out a mortgage. Evaluation is vital in planning our lives. WORD FAMILYevaluation: evaluations, underevaluation+/evaluate: evaluated, evaluates, evaluating, evaluation, evaluative, evaluator, reevaluate/evaluator: evaluators/reevaluate: reevaluated, reevaluating, reevaluation USAGE EXAMPLESOn Thursday, Gergel ordered another psychiatric evaluation of Roof over the weekend. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) The association alleged state law requires an environmental impact evaluation before approval of such a plan. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) But in the letter, Pasztor said she was competent and would refuse to see another doctor for mental health evaluations. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of Syn|Hypo|Hyper rating grading, marking, scoring evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score assessment, judgement, judgment the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event 2n an appraisal of the value of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper rating, valuation overvaluation too high a value or price assigned to something undervaluationtoo low a value or price assigned to something pricingthe evaluation of something in terms of its price reevaluationthe evaluation of something a second time (or more) grade, mark, scorea number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) bond ratingan evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default price gougingpricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available grade pointa numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course centile, percentile(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total decile(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores quartile(statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores appraisal, assessment the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth |
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