| 单词 | enumeration |
| 释义 | enumeration (once / 3023 pages) n Enumeration means counting or reciting numbers or a numbered list. A waiter's lengthy enumeration of all the available salad dressings might seem a little hostile if he begins with a deep sigh. When you're reciting a list of things, it's enumeration. Your enumeration of complaints about your hotel room might be received with a smile by the manager, but she may be silently engaging in her own enumeration of the reasons she doesn't want you at her hotel. The root of the word "number" — numer, from the Latin numerus — is hiding in the middle of enumeration. Just remember to leave out the b from number when you spell it. WORD FAMILYenumeration: enumerations+/enumerate: enumerable, enumerated, enumerates, enumerating, enumeration, enumerator/enumerator: enumerators USAGE EXAMPLESThroughout, he presented an insufficiently examined enumeration of urges and angers, not a program for governance. The New Yorker(Nov 01, 2016) To my mind, it was my opinion that an enumeration that was not complete was not safe. Time(Sep 16, 2016) As in any enumeration, there may be errors. New York Times(Aug 15, 2016) 1n the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order Syn|Hypo|Hyper count, counting, numeration, reckoning, tally blood count the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample census, nose count, nosecounta periodic count of the population countdowncounting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) miscountan inaccurate count pollthe counting of votes (as in an election) recountan additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election sperm countthe act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate CBC, blood profile, complete blood countcounting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood differential blood countcounting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in 1 cubic millimeter of blood; may be included as part of a complete blood count investigating, investigation the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically 2n a numbered list Syn|Hyper numbering list, listing a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) |
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