英 [ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 目标，定位；方向，朝向；（基本的）态度，倾向；（岗前、学前、课前等的）情况介绍，培训；适应，熟悉
复数orientations
orientation /ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən/ CET6 TEM8
有变体名词 If you talk about the orientation of an organization or country, you are talking about the kinds of aims and interests it has. 方向; 目标
...a marketing orientation.
…一个营销目标。
To a society which has lost its orientation he has much to offer.
对一个迷失了方向的社会，他有许多要做的。
有变体名词 Someone's orientation is their basic beliefs or preferences. 基本信仰; 取向
...legislation that would have made discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation illegal.
…原本可以使基于性取向的歧视不合法的立法。
不可数名词 Orientation is basic information or training that is given to people starting a new job, school, or course. (任职、上学等之前的) 情况介绍; 训练
They give their new employees a day or two of orientation.
他们对新员工进行一两天的培训。
可数名词 The orientation of a structure or object is the direction it faces. 朝向
Farnese had the orientation of the church changed so that the front would face a square.
法尔内塞把教堂的朝向改了，使其正面对着一个广场。
the act of orienting
an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
a course introducing a new situation or environment
同义词： orientation course
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Orientation(方向):从用户的角度来看屏幕的方向,即横屏还是竖屏。 请注意,默认情况下不仅不同的设备以不同的方向运行,而且当用户旋转设备时,方向可...
第三个维度是定位（Orientation），包括： 理想主义定位（idealistic）：指理想地评价解决问题的方案； 实用主义定位（pragmatic）：指对一个方案的可实施性的评价...
...方面: 情景描写的详细程度( level of specificity) ; 视角( perspective) , 例如有利地形( vantage point) , 方位( orientation) , 心理 扫描的方向, 辖域(scope) , 即实际激活的一大批概念内容; 一个结构的识解依靠另一结构提供背景, 如隐喻、预设以及话语等...
方向；[测]定向；适应；情况介绍；向东方
aspect / way / quarter / guiding / adaptation
His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight.
他的性取向更像是同性恋的而非异性恋的。
The orientation of the planet's orbit is changing continuously.
该行星轨道的方向不断变化。
To a society which has lost its orientation he has much to offer.
对一个迷失了方向的社会，他有许多要做的。
In fact,the orientation program for new students at Virginia Tech this summer includes a meeting for parents called "Parents as Partners."
VOA : special.2009.07.09
In fact, you're just a bit better than chance but you are better than chance at telling sexual orientation.
但你猜对的几率只比碰运气好一点点,猜对性取向的几率要比碰运气好一点点。
心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
What's your... - Well, Outdoor Action is the University's outdoor education program. So we do a big wilderness orientation program in the fall, for about half the incoming freshmen class.
你的，-户外活动项目是普林斯顿,的户外教育项目，我们在秋季,会举办一个大型野外活动的介绍会，面向大概一半的新生。
人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课
Now,after years of effort by gay rights groups and others, the law will include sexual orientation.
VOA : special.2009.10.31
The selection process includes a week of interviews, medical tests and orientation.
VOA : special.2010.08.20
It helped people to find their place in the world and their true orientation.
It is traditionally an orientation and a caucus organizing process on both sides of the aisle.
Orientation to the past, present, and future is another aspect of time in which cultures disagree.