development
翻译
发展, 开发, 进展, 住宅区
例句
The development of the new drug took years.
这种新药的开发耗时数年。
This is an interesting new development.
这是一个有趣的新进展。
They are building a new housing development.
他们正在建造一个新的住宅区。
语法模式
((the development of sth.)) ……的开发 The development of the new drug took years.
((a/an)) ((adjective)) development （……的）进展 This is an interesting new development.
近义词
Synonyms: progress, growth, evolution, event
词源
来自“develop”（开发）加上构成名词的后缀“-ment”，表示行为、过程或结果。
记忆技巧
后缀“-ment”通常将动词变为名词。“Develop”（动词）->“Development”（名词）。