| 单词 | adoption |
| 释义 | adoption (once / 609 pages) 1n 2n 3n Adoption is the act of taking something on as your own. Adoption usually refers to the legal process of becoming a non-biological parent, but it also refers to the act of embracing ideas, habits, or free kittens. Adoption comes from the Old French word adoptare, meaning "to chose for oneself.” Feel like adding an option? Try adoption. Adoption is the noun form of adopt, so it not only refers to legally taking another person into your family, it can be any time you take something on as your own. If you start dressing like a friend, that's an adoption of your friend's style. If that friend wears micro-miniskirts, your parents might put you up for adoption. WORD FAMILYadoption: adoptions+/adopt: adoptable, adopted, adoptee, adopter, adopting, adoption, adoptive, adopts/adoptable: unadoptable/adoptee: adoptees/adopter: adopters/adoptive: adoptively USAGE EXAMPLES"This label helps get more exposure and adoption among the big retailers in France. "The regional governments also play their part. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) But privacy and athletes’ rights advocates worry the technology will outpace the adoption of legal limits and standards. New York Times(Sep 09, 2016) President Vladimir Putin signed into law a ban on adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 n a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) 2Hyper legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked n the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper borrowing naturalisation, naturalization changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology misappropriationwrongful borrowing crossoverthe appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience appropriation a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner n the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception its adoption by society Syn|Hypo|Hyper acceptance, acceptation, espousal bosom, embrace a close affectionate and protective acceptance approval, approving, blessing the formal act of approving |
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