abstraction
UK/æb'stræk ʃən/US/æb'strækʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
A general idea formed apart from any specific instance
抽象概念（脱离具体实例形成的普遍观念）
n.
The process of forming such general ideas
抽象化（形成此类概念的过程）
n.
A state of being lost in thought, inattentive to surroundings
出神，心不在焉
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedabs- (away) + tract (pull) + -ion (act/result) = 'the act of pulling away.' An abstraction is the idea you get when you've pulled a concept free of concrete things — see abstract for the full image.
Root tra still carries 109 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.level of abstraction抽象层级
- 2.abstract abstraction纯粹的抽象
- 3.data abstraction数据抽象
Example Sentences
- 1.
Mathematics works at a high level of abstraction.
- 2.
"Justice" is an abstraction until you see it applied to a real case.
- 3.
He stared out the window in a moment of abstraction.