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formation

英 [fɔː'meɪʃ(ə)n]美 [fɔr'meʃən]

n. 形成；构造；编队

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英语词源

formation (n.)

late 14c., "vital force in plants and animals;" early 15c., "act of creating or making," from Old French formacion

"formation, fashioning, creation" (12c.) or directly from Latin formationem (nominative formatio) "a forming, shaping," noun of action or condition from past participle stem of formare "to form," from forma (see form (n.)). Meaning that which is formed or created" is from 1640s. In geology, "group of rocks having a similar origin or character," 1815. Related: Formational.

权威例句

1. They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation.

他们看见15名警察骑着摩托车排成V字形前行。

2. He was flying in formation with seven other jets.

他和其他7架喷气机一起列队飞行。

3. the formation of a new government

组成新政府

4. This dispute led to the formation of a new breakaway group.

这次争论使一部份人另立门户,成立了一个新的团体.

5. This is the formation of a new government.

这是新政府的构成.

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