- 1對齊(物理排列)/(想法、目標)一致、配合
To align things means to put them in a straight line, or make their edges match up evenly — align the text, align the wheels of a car. We also use it for ideas or goals: to align with someone means your thinking, plans, or values match theirs, or you bring them into agreement.
From the word’s history
From Middle English alynen, from Old French alignier, from Latin lineāre, from linea 'line'.
源自古法文 alignier，來自拉丁文 linea「線」。
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
alignverb/əˈlaɪn/
- 1
To form a line; to fall into line.
- The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.
- 2
To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
- 3
To organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense.
- 4
To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
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computingengineeringmathematicsTo store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.
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bioinformaticsbiologycomputingTo organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.
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computingengineeringhuman-sciencesTo identify entities that refer to the same real-world object in different knowledge bases.
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