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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

抽象地

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chōuxiàng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Abstractly/ˈæb.stræk.tli/
adverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个问题我们在会议上讨论得很抽象。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a way that is based on general ideas or theoretical concepts rather than on specific real instances or physical things.

    "The philosopher discussed the nature of justice abstractly without referencing any specific laws."
  2. 2

    In a manner detached from reality or lacking concentration on immediate surroundings.

    "She stared abstractly out the window as the teacher explained the equation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'abstract', originating from the Latin 'abstractus', past participle of 'abtrahere' (to draw away), via Middle French. The adverbial suffix '-ly' was added in the late 16th century to denote manner, shifting the original meaning of physical separation toward conceptual and theoretical contemplation.

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