| 释义 |
sectionize, v.|ˈsɛkʃənaɪz|
[f. section n. + -ize.]
trans. a. To divide into sections or parts. Also absol. b. To delineate in section. c. To cut sections or thin slices from.
a.1828Laws of Texas Nov. (Bartlett 1860), So much of the vacant lands of the republic shall be surveyed and sectionized, as will be sufficient to satisfy all claims. 1872Rep. Indian Affairs 1871 (U.S.) 185 [Various tribes] were induced either to sectionize, or in some way to admit white settlers. 1873J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West 399 He is the only Choctaw in the district who is in favor of sectionizing and admitting white immigration. 1949Surveying & Mapping Jan.–Mar. 31/2 Long before Florida was sectionized by ranges and townships, rulers of the Old World bestowed favors on a selected few supporters by granting them titles to vast parcels of land in America.
b.1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. vi. 113 Group after group of strata was examined, sectionised, and mapped.
c.1896Naturalist Jan. 29 John Butterworth..was one of the first to apply successfully the method of sectionising fossil plants to the study of fossil botany. |