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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 结实的; 简洁的
• ［英］ adj. 结实的 ( dense; solid) ; 简洁的 ( not diffuse or wordy)
• ［记］ com+pact ( 打包, 压紧) -> 一起压紧 -> 结实的;pact本身是一个单词
• n. 合同, 协议
• ［英］ n. 合同, 协议 ( an agreement between two or more; covenant)
• ［记］ com+pact ( 打包, 压紧) -> 一起压紧 -> 结实的; pact本身是一个单词

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, firmly put together, from Latin compactus, from past participle of compingere to put together, from com- + pangere to fasten — more at pact
• Date: 14th century
• 1. predominantly formed or filled ; composed, made
• 2.
  • a. having a dense structure or parts or units closely packed or joined compact woolen<compact bone
  • b. not diffuse or verbose compact statement
  • c. occupying a small volume by reason of efficient use of space compact camera compact formation of troops
  • d. short-bodied, solid, and without excess flesh
• 3. being a topological space and especially a metric space with the property that for any collection of open sets which contains it there is a subset of the collection with a finite number of elements which also contains it
• ? compactly adverb
• ? compactness noun

II. verb

• Date: 15th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to make up by connecting or combining ; compose
  • 2.
    • a. to knit or draw together ; combine
    • b. to press together ; compress
• intransitive verb
  • to become compacted
• ? compactible adjective
• ? compactor also compacter noun

III. noun

• Date: 1601
• something that is compact or compacted:
  • a. a small cosmetic case (as for compressed powder)
  • b. an automobile smaller than an intermediate but larger than a subcompact

IV. noun

• Etymology: Latin compactum, from neuter of compactus, past participle of compacisci to make an agreement, from com- + pacisci to contract — more at pact
• Date: 1591
• an agreement or covenant between two or more parties

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