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addressing

UK //əˈdresɪŋ//US //əˈdresɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'adressen',来自古法语 'adrecier',意为‘指向’或‘引导’,最终源自拉丁语 'directus'(直接)。

verb

❶ 指正式地向某人或某个群体发表讲话或陈述,通常用于正式场合或重要事件中。

“The president will be addressing the nation tonight.”

(总统今晚将向全国发表讲话。)

“She addressed the audience with great confidence.”

(她非常自信地向观众发表了讲话。)

❶ 指处理或解决某个问题或情况,通常涉及采取具体行动或提出解决方案。

“The company is addressing the complaints from customers.”

(公司正在处理顾客的投诉。)

“We need to address the environmental issues as soon as possible.”

(我们需要尽快解决这些环境问题。)

同义词:speaking to, handling, dealing with, tackling, confronting

常见短语

addressing the issue — 指正式或认真地处理某个问题,通常用于讨论解决方案或采取行动。

“The committee is focused on addressing the issue of climate change.”

(委员会专注于解决气候变化的问题。)

self-addressing — 指信封或包裹上已经写好了收件人地址,通常用于预印或预先准备的邮件。

“The self-addressing envelope made it easy to send back the form.”

(这个已写好地址的信封让寄回表格变得很方便。)