[mass noun]the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients 分发;分配 the government donated 4,000 kg of coffee for distribution among refugees. 政府捐赠了4,000公斤咖啡分发给难民。 [count noun]tax relief was extended to distributions out of settlements. 税收减免可以扩大到结算后的分红。 ■the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area 分配(方式);分布(方式) changes undergone by the area have affected the distribution of its wildlife. 该地区遭遇的变化改变了野生动植物的分布。 ■the action or process of supplying goods to shops and other businesses that sell to consumers (销售货物的)供应 a manager has the choice of four types of distribution. 经理有四种供货渠道可供选择。 [as modifier]an established distribution channel. 一个现成的供货渠道。 ■(Bridge)the different number of cards of each suit in a player's hand (桥牌)牌型分布 strength has two ingredients, high cards and distribution. 牌力由两种因素形成,大牌和牌型分布。
派生 distributional adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Latin distributio(n-), from the verb distribuere (see distribute)