Approximation

(noun.) the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue.

(noun.) the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity).

(noun.) an imprecise or incomplete account; 'newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events'.

吉塞尔编辑

• The approximation will be enough. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• And she knew it was all no good, and that she would never go beyond him, he was the final approximation of life to her. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• By the sheer force of circumstances we have twisted constitutions and laws to some approximation of our needs. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The Arabs also made fair approximations to the correct specific weights of gold, copper, mercur y, and lead. 李贝. 西洋科学史.

校对:威尔默