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广义
guǎng yì
Meaning
- broad sense
Definition
指范围较宽、不局限于某一特定方面的含义。
Refers to a broad or general sense, not limited to a specific aspect.
Usage
通常用于修饰名词,表示该名词所指的概念是在较宽泛的意义上理解的,与‘狭义’相对。
Usually used to modify a noun, indicating that the concept referred to by the noun is understood in a broad sense, as opposed to 'narrow sense'.
Examples
- 1 广义相对论是爱因斯坦提出的重要理论。 (General relativity is an important theory proposed by Einstein.)
- 2 从广义上讲,所有动物都属于生物。 (In a broad sense, all animals belong to living organisms.)
- 3 广义的电子商务包括通过互联网进行的各种交易活动。 (E-commerce in a broad sense includes various transaction activities conducted via the Internet.)
- 4 广义的教育不仅包括学校教育,还包括家庭教育和社会教育。 (Education in a broad sense includes not only school education but also family education and social education.)
- 5 广义的诗歌包括各种韵文作品。 (Poetry in a broad sense includes various verse works.)
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