orientation
英 [ˌɔː.ri.enˈteɪ.ʃən]
美 [ˌɔːr.i.enˈteɪ.ʃən]
1. New Oriental School 新东方.
2. 耶稣死时面向西方,从西边照过来的光是死亡之光.
orientation 定位,方向,职前培训来自orientate,朝向,定位。引申词义定位,方向,职前培训等。
- orientation (n.)
- 1839, originally "arrangement of a building, etc., to face east or any other specified direction," noun of action from orient (v.). Sense of "action of determining one's bearings" is from 1868. Meaning "introduction to a situation" is from 1942.
- 1. They give their new employees a day or two of perfunctory orientation.
- 他们对新员工进行了一到两天简单的任职培训。
- 2. His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight.
- 从他的性取向来看,他不像异性恋,更像个同性恋。
- 3. Suddenly I was cartwheeling down the slope, all orientation gone.
- 突然,我骨碌碌地滚下坡,完全晕头转向了。
- 4. The movement is liberal and social democratic in orientation.
- 这一运动以自由和社会民主为目标。
- 5. The course is essentially theoretical in orientation.
- 该课程的目标基本上是理论性的。