adoption

劍橋詞典

adoption noun (TAKING CHILD)

[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
the act of legally taking a child to be taken care of as your own
領(lǐng)養(yǎng)，收養(yǎng)
She was homeless and had to put her child up for adoption (= ask for the child to be taken by someone else as their own). 她無家可歸，衹好讓別人收養(yǎng)她的孩子。
The last ten years have seen a dramatic fall in the number of adoptions. 過去10年中收養(yǎng)孩子的人數(shù)明顯減少了。

adoption noun (STARTING TO USE)

[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
accepting or starting to use something new
接受；採(cǎi)用；採(cǎi)納
Several suggestions have been offered for adoption by the panel . 縂共提出了幾種建議以供專家小組採(cǎi)納。

adoption noun (CHOOSING)

[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
choosing or taking something as your own
選擇
England was Conrad's country of adoption. 英國(guó)是康拉德移居的國(guó)家。
The adoption of a woman candidate was seen as controversial . 選擇一位女候選人被眡爲(wèi)一件很有爭(zhēng)議的事。 返回 adoption