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setting

英 ['setɪŋ] 美['sɛtɪŋ]
  • n. 环境;安装;布置;[天] 沉落
  • v. 放置;沉没;使…处于某位置(set的ing形式)

英英释意


1. the context and environment in which something is set;
"the perfect setting for a ghost story"
2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists;
"you can't do that in a university setting"
3. arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
4. the physical position of something;
"he changed the setting on the thermostat"
5. a table service for one person;
"a place setting of sterling flatware"
6. mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place;
"the diamond was in a plain gold mount"