extent
extent 英 [ɪkˈstent] 美 [ɪkˈstɛnt]
n. 程度；范围
名词复数:extents
- The extent is the area something covers. That could be physical space or something like being prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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- n. 程度；范围
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1. It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage.
损失情况难以全面估计。
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2. I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge.
他知识之渊博令我惊奇。
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3. You can't see the full extent of the beach from here.
从这儿不能看到海滩全貌。
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4. To a certain extent,we are all responsible for this tragic situation.
我们都在一定程度上对这悲惨的局面负有责任。
- extent (n.) early 14c., from Anglo-French extente, estente "extent, extension;" in law, "valuation of land, stretch of land," from fem. past participle of Old French extendre "extend," from Latin extendere "to spread out, spread" (see extend). Meaning "degree to which something extends" is from 1590s.
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