synthesis
n
(pl -theses )1
(a) [U] combining of separate parts, elements, etc to form a complex whole 綜合; 結(jié)合
develop a new theory by the synthesis of several earlier theories 綜合以前的幾種學(xué)說而創(chuàng)立的新學(xué)說.
(b) [C] what is produced in this way 綜合體
a new method that is a synthesis of the best features of the old methods 綜合舊方法的長處而成的新方法
Her novels are an odd synthesis of English reserve and Welsh emotionalism. 她的小說把英格蘭人的拘謹(jǐn)和威爾士人的情感外露很獨(dú)特地結(jié)合在一起.
2 [U] combining of substances into a compound, or the artificial production of a substance that occurs naturally in plants and animals 合成; 人造
produce rubber from petroleum by synthesis 以合成法用石油制取橡膠
the synthesis of insulin 胰島素的合成.