新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

classification

英  [ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • classifications

    1[C 可数名词] 类别

    A classification is a division or category in a system which divides things into groups or types.

    双语例句

    例:

    The government uses a classification system that includes both race and ethnicity.

    政府采用一种既包括人种又包括种族的类别体系。

    2[C, U 有变体名词] 分类

    The classification of things is the act of dividing them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.

    双语例句

    例:

    the arbitrary classification of knowledge into fields of study.

    主观地将知识归入研究领域的分类。

    例:

    the British Board of Film Classification.

    英国电影分级委员会。