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单词 expedition
释义 ex·pe·di·tion
\ˌekspəˈdishən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English expedicioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French expedition, from Latin expedition-, expeditio, from expeditus (past participle of expedire to set free, make ready) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
 a. : a journey, voyage, or excursion undertaken for a specific purpose
  < had charge of the expedition to observe the transit of Venus in China — W.C.Rufus >
  < military expeditions >
  < an archaeological expedition >
  < a whaling expedition >
 b. : the group of persons making such an expedition
  < the gun belongs to the expedition — C.B.Hitchcock >
2. : efficient promptness : speed, haste
 < put her things on with remarkable expedition — Arnold Bennett >
3. obsolete : the quality or state of being expedited
 < let us deliver our puissance into the hand of God, putting it straight in expedition — Shakespeare >
Synonyms: see haste
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