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composition

/kom-puh-zish-uhn/US // ˌkɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən //UK // (ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən) //

构成,组成,成分,成份

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole.
    • : the resulting state or product.
    • : manner of being composed; structure:This painting has an orderly composition.
    • : makeup; constitution: His moral composition was impeccable.
    • : an aggregate material formed from two or more substances: a composition of silver and tin.
    • : a short essay written as a school exercise.
    • : the act or process of producing a literary work.
    • : an academic course for teaching the techniques of clear, expository writing.
    • : the art of putting words and sentences together in accordance with the rules of grammar and rhetoric.
    • : a piece of music.
    • : the art of composing music.
    • : Fine Arts. the organization or grouping of the different parts of a work of art so as to achieve a unified whole.
    • : Grammar. the formation of compounds or derivatives: the composition of “aircraft” from “air” and “craft.”
    • : a settlement by mutual agreement.
    • : an agreement or compromise, especially one by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
    • : a sum of money so paid.
    • : Printing. the setting up of type for printing.Also called pagination. the makeup of pages for printing.
    • : Mathematics. the process of making a composite function of two given functions.

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Examples

  • I share McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski’s belief that the company’s franchisee ranks should more closely reflect the diverse composition of America and the world.

  • Different wine growing regions had distinct microbial communities in both the soil and the must, which appeared to influence the unique compositions of metabolites in the finished wine.

  • Physicist Inho Hong from the Center for Humans & Machines at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Germany looked at the industry composition of 350 US metro areas between 1998 and 2013.

  • Treatments that modulate the composition and functionality of the gut microbiome should be explored, according to Ng.

  • We’ve changed the composition of the team, taken down the number of traditional sales roles by 25% but added more programmatic specialists, content creation specialists.

  • John Luther Adams lives up to the title of his composition, capturing an oceanic torrent of sound in an awe-inspiring performance.

  • Flaubert, for instance, hated the works of Dickens: “What defective composition!”

  • He described in painful detail the composition of the bars and the heavy shackles on the pad locks.

  • Plus, did you know that meditation can change your brain composition — just like exercise can change your body?

  • He approaches the composition of a painting rather as a theatrical director might set the scene of a play.

  • He was the most distinguished representative of the English school of composition, and was knighted in 1842.

  • When he plays a sonata it is as if the composition rose from the dead and stood transfigured before you.

  • Of writing he knew little and the art of composition appeared very difficult.

  • The countess-dowager was not very adroit at spelling and composition, whether French or English, as you observe.

  • Tausig, in my opinion, did possess exceptional genius in composition, though he left but few works behind him to attest it.