Orient



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 上升的; v. 确定方向; 使熟悉情况
• ［英］ adj. 上升的 ( rising) ; v. 确定方向;使熟悉情况 ( acquaint with a particular situation)
• ［记］ ori ( 升起) +ent -> ( 太阳) 升起的
• ［例］ Mary oriented herself toward the west.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin orient-, oriens, from present participle of oriri to rise; akin to Sanskrit ??oti he moves, arises, Greek ornynai to rouse, oros mountain
• Date: 14th century
• 1. archaic east 1b
• 2. capitalized east 2
• 3.
  • a. a pearl of great luster
  • b. the luster of a pearl

II. adjective

• Date: 15th century
• 1. archaic oriental 1
• 2.
  • a. lustrous, sparkling <orient gems>
  • b. archaic radiant, glowing
• 3. archaic rising in the sky

III. transitive verb

• Etymology: French orienter, from Middle French, from orient
• Date: circa 1741
• 1.
  • a. to cause to face or point toward the east; specifically to build (a church or temple) with the longitudinal axis pointing eastward and the chief altar at the eastern end
  • b. to set or arrange in any determinate position especially in relation to the points of the compass
  • c. to ascertain the bearings of
• 2.
  • a. to set right by adjusting to facts or principles
  • b. to acquaint with the existing situation or environment
• 3. to direct (as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
• 4. to cause the axes of the molecules of to assume the same direction

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