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源自拉丁语 'extentus',意为'伸展'或'扩展',后通过古法语进入英语。
❶ 指某事物的范围、程度或大小,通常用于描述物理空间或抽象概念的覆盖区域。
“The extents of the forest were mapped by the survey team.”
(调查团队绘制了这片森林的范围。)
“We need to understand the extents of the damage before starting repairs.”
(在开始修复之前,我们需要了解损坏的程度。)
to the extents of — 表示达到某种程度或范围,通常用于强调某种行为的极限或边界。
“He went to the extents of selling his car to pay for the trip.”
(他甚至卖掉了自己的车来支付旅行的费用。)