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conspectus

/kuhn-spek-tuhs/US // kənˈspɛk təs //UK // (kənˈspɛktəs) //

纲要,指南,细则,指南针

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural con·spec·tus·es.

    • : a general or comprehensive view; survey.
    • : a digest; summary; résumé.

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Examples

  • But the time is not wasted; the conspectus is always good, and the blur that remains on the mind is probably just enough.

  • Often shown as Spice Russet, flatter and irregular: Vide conspectus.

  • Conspectus Crustaceorum in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, C. Wilkes duce, collectorum.

  • No other document is so valuable for a complete conspectus of Jefferson's mind and theories at that time.

  • (Calcutta, 1903), gives a complete conspectus of Bihari in all its dialects and sub-dialects.