induction
UK/in'dʌkʃәn/US
GREB1
Definitions
n.
The action of formally introducing someone into a position or organization.
就职；入会；引入
n.
(Logic) reasoning from particular cases to general conclusions.
（逻辑）归纳推理
n.
(Medicine) the artificial starting of labor.
（医学）引产
n.
(Physics) producing an electric current by changing magnetic fields.
（物理）感应
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinductnot, opposite of
+
-ionlead, conduct, draw
=induction
induct + -ion = the act of inducting / bringing on a state.
Common Collocations
- 1.induction ceremony就职典礼
- 2.electromagnetic induction电磁感应
- 3.labor induction引产
- 4.induction loop感应线圈
Example Sentences
- 1.
The induction ceremony was attended by family.
- 2.
Inductive reasoning generalizes from data.