approximately
英 [əˈprɒksɪmətli] 美 [əˈprɑksɪmətli]

adv.

近似地，大约；许；

双语释义

adv.(副词)

1. 近似,大约 nearly; about

英英释义

approximately[ ə'prɔksimitli ]

• adv.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

  "lasted approximately an hour"

  同义词：aboutclose tojust aboutsomeroughlymore or lessaroundor so

词组短语

approximately equal约等于，近似等于

同近义词辨析

approximately, about

approximately最接近的，误差极小

about大致接近，误差可大可小；

almost, approximately, about, nearly, roughly, around

这组词都有“大约，差不多”的意思，其区别是：

almost指在程度上相差很小，差不多。

approximately多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。

about常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的“大约”时，实际数量可能多也可能少。

nearly与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。

roughly指按精略估计，常代替about。

around多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。

双语例句

用作副词(adv.)

1. The plane will be taking off in approximately five minutes.
   飞机大约五分钟后就起飞。
2. Approximately it has 400 pages when this book is completed.
   当这本书完成时大约有四百页。
3. There were approximately fifty people there.
   那儿大约有五十个人。
4. He is approximately forty years old.
   他快四十岁了。

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