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service-oriented

UK/'sə:vis,'orɪɛntɪd/US/'sɜ:vɪs'ɔ:rɪəntɪd/

Definitions

adj.

Focused on providing services or meeting others' needs

以服务为导向的,服务型的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
serviceserve; keep, guard, watch over
+
-connector
+
orientedrise, begin, be born
=service-oriented

service (see serv) + oriented = directed toward service. Common in business ('service-oriented culture') and IT ('service-oriented architecture, SOA'). The service half belongs to the serv root.

Common Collocations

  • 1.service-oriented architecture面向服务的架构
  • 2.service-oriented culture服务型文化
  • 3.service-oriented mindset服务导向的思维

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The bank is building a more service-oriented culture.

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