Intersect



GRE TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 横截, 横断
• ［英］ v. 横截, 横断 ( to divide into two parts; cut across)
• ［记］ inter+sect ( 切, 割) -> 从中间切 -> 横截
• ［同］ 同根词: dissect ( 解剖) ; section ( 部分) 派生词: intersection ( n. 横断, 十字路口)

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare, from inter- + secare to cut — more at saw
• Date: 1615
• transitive verb
  • to pierce or divide by passing through or across ; cross <a comet intersecting earth's orbit><one line intersects another>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to meet and cross at a point <lines intersecting at right angles>
  • 2. to share a common area ; overlap <where morality and self-interest intersect>

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