单词 | or |
释义 | or1 of 8conjunction (1)ər, ˈȯr Southern also ˈär 1 —used as a function word to indicate an alternative coffee or teasink or swim , the equivalent or substitutive character of two words or phrases lessen or abate , or approximation or uncertainty in five or six days 2 archaic : either 3 archaic : whether 4 —used in logic as a sentential connective that forms a complex sentence which is true when at least one of its constituent sentences is true compare disjunction or 2 of 8preposition archaic : before or 3 of 8conjunction (2) archaic : before or 4 of 8noun (1) ˈȯr : the heraldic color gold or yellow OR 5 of 8noun (2) ˈȯr : a logical operator that requires at least one of two inputs to be present or conditions to be met for an output to be made or a statement to be executed OR gate in a computer OR 6 of 8abbreviation1 operating room 2 operational research; operations research 3 Oregon 4 owner's risk 5 own recognizance -or 7 of 8noun suffix (1) : one that does a (specified) thing grantor -or 8 of 8noun suffix (2) : condition : activity demeanor Word HistoryEtymology Conjunction (1) and Noun (2) Middle English, alteration of other, alteration of Old English oththe; akin to Old High German eddo or Preposition Middle English, from or, adverb, early, before, from Old Norse ār; akin to Old English ǣr early — more at ere Noun (1) Middle English, from Anglo-French, gold, from Latin aurum — more at aureus Noun suffix (1) Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -our, -eour & Latin -or; Anglo-French -ur, -our, from Latin -or; Anglo-French -eour, from Latin -ator, from -a-, verb stem + -tor, agent suffix; akin to Greek -tōr, agent suffix, Sanskrit -tā Noun suffix (2) Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin First Known Use Conjunction (1) 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Preposition 13th century, in the meaning defined above Conjunction (2) 13th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (1) 15th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (2) 1947, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing or
Kids Definitionor 1 of 3 conjunctionər, (ˌ)ȯ(ə)r —used to indicate an alternative coffee or teasink or swim -or 2 of 3 noun suffixər, ˌȯ(ə)r, ˈȯ(ə)r : one that does a specified thing elevator -or 3 of 3 noun suffixər : condition : activity demeanor Medical DefinitionOR abbreviation operating room Legal DefinitionOR abbreviation own recognizance |
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