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源自中古英语 'collectif',来自拉丁语 'collectivus',意为'聚集的',由 'collect-'(收集)和 '-ive'(形容词后缀)组成,加上副词后缀 '-ly' 构成。
❶ 指一群人、事物或组织共同行动或被视为一个整体,强调集体而非个体的行为或状态。
“The team worked collectively to finish the project on time.”
(团队集体合作,按时完成了项目。)
“The villagers collectively decided to build a new school.”
(村民们集体决定建造一所新学校。)
collectively known as — 用于指代一组事物或人被统称为某个名称,强调它们作为一个整体的共同特征。
“These three islands are collectively known as the ABC Islands.”
(这三个岛屿统称为ABC群岛。)