delineate

Delineate 是英語動詞，意為“描繪；描寫；畫…的輪廓”，英式與美式發音均為[dɪˈlɪnieɪt]。該詞源自拉丁語“delineare”（強調性前綴de- + 詞根lineare“劃線”），16世紀進入英語後逐漸擴展語義範圍。

作為多用途動詞，既可指物理輪廓的勾畫（如地圖邊界標定、物體形態描繪），也用於抽象概念的詳細闡述（如理論框架說明或行為準則界定）。其搭配涵蓋技術文檔、學術論文及日常表達，常見於法律協定關係界定、醫學圖像解析等領域，通過分步驟描述事物實現精準表達。派生詞包括名詞delineation（描繪）和形容詞delineative（描述的）。

語義演變中始終保留“線條勾勒”的核心功能，詞根line（線條）決定其與線性表達的關聯性。在歷史發展中，從具體物體輪廓描繪擴展至抽象概念刻畫，現成為跨學科文本中表述精確描述行為的基礎辭彙。

基本介紹

• 外文名：delineate
• 詞性：動詞

單詞發音

英[dɪˈlɪnieɪt]美[dɪˈlɪnieɪt]

短語搭配

Delineate patterns模式描述

to delineate勾劃 ; 劃線 ; 勾出

delineate e描畫 ; 描繪

雙語例句

• 1Biography must to some extent delineate characters.在某種程度上，傳記一定要描述人物。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 2Many species have evolved clear signals to delineate playfulness.很多動物進化出了明確表述玩耍的信號。
• 3White lines delineate city limits.白線是城市邊界。
• 4Women are aways be delineate not as good as men.女人常常被描寫成不如男人。
• 5First, I used comments to delineate sections of the code.首先，我使用了注釋來描繪代碼的各個部分。
• 6Delineate the type of data being described by the data name.描述數據名稱代表的數據的類型。
• 7Areas outlined in yellow delineate close-up views on the right.對黃框內區域的景觀特寫則呈現為右面的兩張圖片。
• 8Such mice provide the best way to delineate the function of a gene.這樣的老鼠提供了最好的描素基因功能的方法。
• 9Neutron activation analysis for uranium in soild may delineate structures.用中子活化分析測定土壤中的鈾以圈定構造。
• 10Road studs delineate the edges of a carriageway or the division of traffic lanes.行車道上鑲嵌反光路釘，用以劃分行車道的邊緣或行車。
• 11You can use semicolons to delineate multiple filter patterns within a filter option.您可以使用分號來描繪一個篩選選項中的多個篩選模式。
• 12They define the organization of your page and delineate different sections of content.它們定義頁面的組織，並劃分內容的不同部分。
• 13Their analysis of these extreme cases of envy was seen to help to delineate the phenomenon.對這些嫉羨的極端案例的分析有助於勾畫出這些現象。
• 14Using nonprintable characters to delineate the objects stored in view state serves two purposes.使用非列印字元分割 ViewState 中存儲的對象有兩個目的。
• 15If there are negotiations that delineate borders, questions of where anybody builds are settled.她說：“假如通過談判劃定了邊界的話，那么，誰在哪兒蓋房子就不是問題了。
• 16So we delineate the whole of limitation and transcendence as ontological structure of being-for-self.從而勾畫出作為自為之本體論結構的有限性與超越性之整體。
• 17The study is an example of the problems that modern biologists face when trying to delineate species boundaries.這項研究就是現代生物學家試圖勾劃物種分界線時面對的問題的一個例子。
• 18When you want to find files that match a certain range, make two dummy files whose timestamps delineate the range.當您需要查找匹配某個範圍的檔案時，建立兩個虛擬檔案，它們的時間戳可以描述這個範圍。
• 19Alternating cove and spot lights accentuate the geometric angles used to delineate the interior and exterior Spaces.建築的凹處和點光源強調了區分室內、外的幾何形態。
• 20The specification for the component view should delineate which of those properties and actions are valid for that component.組件視圖規範應該說明哪些屬性和操作對於組件是有效的。
• 21Or you might want to clearly delineate sections of content so that you can easily repurpose them using a technology like DITA.或者您可能希望清晰地描述部分內容，從而可以使用DITA之類的技術重新構建內容。
• 22Finally, we turn to the central nervous system, where EEG research has helped delineate the neural mechanisms underlying emotion.最後我們回到了中樞神經系統，在這裡我們提到過，EEG(腦電圖)的研究方式可以描繪出情感背後的神經機制。
• 23I must help the two warring factions to delineate their territories and to establish a fair demarcation line between their realms.我必須幫助那裡兩個交戰的派別劃分領地範圍，確定雙方公正的邊界線。
• 24Lingbi rockery art is purely natural, non skilled craftsmen can, is one of the most difficult to delineate the price of the goods.靈璧假山石純屬天然藝術品，非能工巧匠所能為，是一種最難劃定價格的商品。
• 25The first step is for an analyst to engage the business subject matter experts to clearly delineate the business process requirements.第一步是分析師組織業務領域相關的專家來準確描述業務需求。
• 26Dennehy and three others had built what they called their "box castle" using cardboard mailing boxes to delineate their space on the plaza.丹尼希和三個同夥建立了“盒子城堡”，將郵寄用紙板盒搭建出他們在廣場上的活動空間。
• 27Across time and space, food has always been used to delineate social distinctions, whether in Roman dining rooms or modern gourmet supermarkets.穿越時間和空間，飲食一直以來都被用來描繪社會的區別，不論是在古羅馬的飯廳里還是在現代的美食超級市場上。
• 28A few additional explanations may carry the reader back in imagination to the precise condition of society that the authors desire to delineate.另外我還要附帶說明幾句，好讓讀者能回憶作者所要描寫的那個社會實況。