| 释义 |
setting
noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of setten to set — more at set
1.
a. : the manner, position, or direction in which something is set
< change the setting of a thermostat >
b. : the numerical reading of a graduated circle or other scale (as in right ascension or declination) by which an instrument is pointed at a celestial body
c. : the placing of a micrometer wire centrally on the image of an object whose position is being measured
d. : the arrangement of spools of colored face yarn for axminster weaving
2. chiefly Scotland : lease
3.
a. : the frame or bed in which a gem is set; also : style of mounting
< marquise setting >
b. : a station, bed, or resting place for a machine
4.
a. : the temporal and spatial environment of the action of a narrative
< an old plot in a modern setting >
b. : the scenic environment indoors or out including all the physical surroundings (as properties, furniture, buildings) within which a scene of a play or motion picture is enacted
5. : the music composed for a poem, psalm, or other text
6. : the articles of tableware required for setting a table or a place at table
< a dining room with settings for 26 — Time >
< a setting of sterling flatware >
7. : the mechanism in a timepiece that permits the hands to be manually moved to the correct time
8. : a group of retorts for gas manufacture
9.
a. : the area from which logs are skidded by the rigging attached to one spar tree
b. : a site to which grain is hauled for threshing or at which the grain is stacked before the arrival of the thresher
10.
a. : the eggs incubated by a fowl at one time
b. : a batch of eggs for incubation
11.
a. : the arrangement of individual clichés in a plate or of stamps in a sheet
b. : the arrangement of an overprint on a stamp |