formation
formation 英 [fɔ:ˈmeɪʃn] 美 [fɔrˈmeɪʃn]
n. 形成，组成，编队
名词复数:formations
- A formation is an arrangement of people or things. Planes flying in formation make a deliberate, specific pattern in the sky.
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- n. 形成，组成，编队
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1. the formation of a new government
组成新政府
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2. evidence of recent star formation in the galaxy
银河系新恒星形成的证据
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3. rock formations
岩层
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4. aircraft flying in formation
编队飞行的飞机
- 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 "form, shape" (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.
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