define

define
verb
[with obj.]

state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of
下定义；确切说明（或解释）
the contract will seek to define the client's obligations.
合同会说明客户的义务。
■give the meaning of (a word or phrase), especially in a dictionary
（尤指词典中）为（单词，词组）释义
■make up or establish the character of
树立，表明
for some, the football club defines their identity.
对于一些人来说，足球俱乐部表明了他们的身份。
mark out the boundary or limits of
标出界线（或范围）
[as adj. defined]clearly defined boundaries.
明确标出的边界线。
■make clear the outline of; delineate
使…的轮廓清晰；勾勒出…的轮廓；描绘
she defined her eyes by applying eyeshadow to her eyelids.
她在眼睑上涂了眼影突出眼睛的轮廓。

派生
definable
adjective
definer
noun
语源

late Middle English (also in the sense 'bring to an end'): from Old French definer, from a variant of Latin definire, from de- (expressing completion) + finire 'finish' (from finis 'end')

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