projection
n
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(a) [U] projecting or being projected 計畫; 設計; 投擲; 發射; 投射; 投影放映; 突出; 推斷
the projection of images on a screen 影像在屏幕上的投影
film projection 影片放映
the projection of one's feelings onto others 把自己的感情投射給別人
the projection of a missile through the air 導彈的發射升空.
(b) [C] thing that is projected, esp a mental image viewed as reality (制定的)規畫; (尤指)設想, 設計.
2 [C] thing that juts out from a surface 凸出物
a projection of rock on a cliff-face 懸崖表面凸出的巖石.
3 [C] representation of the surface of the earth on a plane surface (地圖)投影圖.
4 [C] estimate of future situations or trends, etc based on a study of present ones 對未來形勢的估計; 預測; 推斷
sales projections for the next financial year 對下一財政年度銷售情況的預測.