association
英 [əsəʊsɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n; -ʃɪ-]
美 [ə,soʃɪ'eʃən]
英文词源
- association (n.)
- 1530s, "action of coming together," from Medieval Latin associationem (nominative associatio), noun of action from past participle stem of associare (see associate). Meaning "a body of persons with a common purpose" is from 1650s. Meaning "mental connection" is from 1680s; that of "quality or thing called to mind by something else" is from 1810.
双语例句
- 1. The support of our members is of great importance to the Association.
- 会员的支持对于我们协会来说非常重要。
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- 2. The association between the two companies stretches back thirty years.
- 这两家公司的往来可以追溯到30年前。
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- 3. The National Collegiate Athletic Association introduced drug testing in the mid-1980s.
- 美国大学体育联合会在20世纪80年代中期开始实行药物检测。
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- 4. The Amateur Softball Association's roster of umpires has declined to 57,000.
- 业余垒球协会的裁判员名单上的人数已经减少到了57,000名。
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- 5. The Lawn Tennis Association suspended Mr Castle from the British team.
- 草地网球协会暂停了卡斯尔先生在英国队的职务。
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