单词 | rendition |
释义 | rendition/rɛnˈdɪʃ(ə)n /noun 1A performance or interpretation, especially of a dramatic role or piece of music: a wonderful rendition of ‘Nessun Dorma’...
Synonyms performance, rendering, interpretation, presentation, execution, delivery; playing, singing, reading, recitation, recital version, variation, take on 1.1A visual representation or reproduction: a pen-and-ink rendition of Mars with his sword drawn...
Synonyms depiction, portrayal, representation, delineation, artist's impression 1.2A translation or transliteration: ‘Iroquois’ is a French rendition of an Algonquian word for ‘rattlesnake’ Synonyms translation, transliteration, transcription; interpretation, version, reading, construction 2 (also extraordinary rendition) [mass noun] (Especially in the US) the practice of sending a foreign criminal or terrorist suspect covertly to be interrogated in a country with less rigorous regulations for the humane treatment of prisoners.He says the practice of rendition started during the Clinton administration....
OriginEarly 17th century: from obsolete French, from rendre 'give back, render'. |
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