classify
含义: To arrange or organise items, information, or people into categories or groups according to shared qualities or characteristics.
Classify is a workhorse verb in academic, scientific, and bureaucratic writing, implying systematic organisation based on defined criteria. It frequently appears in passive constructions — 'the data were classified according to severity.' In government and military contexts, it also means to designate information as secret or restricted, which gives the adjective 'classified' its dual life in everyday English.
例句
- The researchers classified the specimens into three distinct groups based on genetic markers. 研究人员根据遗传标记将标本分为三个不同的类别。Los investigadores clasificaron los especímenes en tres grupos distintos según los marcadores genéticos.研究者たちは遺伝マーカーに基づいて標本を3つの異なるグループに分類した。연구자들은 유전 표지에 기반하여 표본을 세 개의 뚜렷한 그룹으로 분류했다.
- Documents relating to the inquiry have been classified as confidential by the Home Office. 与该调查相关的文件已被内政部列为机密。Los documentos relativos a la investigación han sido clasificados como confidenciales por el Ministerio del Interior.調査に関連する文書は内務省により機密に指定されている。조사 관련 문서는 내무부에 의해 기밀로 지정되었다.
- Biologists classify organisms using a hierarchical system of kingdom, phylum, class, and order. 生物学家采用界、门、纲、目的层级体系对生物进行分类。Los biólogos clasifican los organismos mediante un sistema jerárquico de reino, filo, clase y orden.生物学者は界・門・綱・目という階層体系を用いて生物を分類する。생물학자는 계·문·강·목이라는 위계 체계를 사용하여 생물을 분류한다.
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语境: academic, professional, journalism
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From French classifier, from classe (class) + -fier (-fy). Ultimately from Latin classis (a division of the Roman people). Entered English in the late 18th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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