单词 | attachment |
释义 | attachment /euh tach"meuhnt/, n. 1. an act of attaching or the state of being attached. 2. a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like; devotion; regard: a fond attachment to his cousin; a profound attachment to the cause of peace. 3. something that attaches; a fastening or tie: the attachments of a harness; the attachments of a pair of skis. 4. an additional or supplementary device: attachments for an electric drill. 5. Law. seizure of property or person by legal authority, esp. seizure of a defendant's property to prevent its dissipation before trial or to acquire jurisdiction over it. 6. something attached, as a document added to a letter. [1400-50; late ME attachement seizure < AF. See ATTACH, -MENT] Syn. 2. love, devotedness. 3. junction, connection. 4. See addition. |
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