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answer

英['ɑːnsə] 美['ænsɚ]
  • vt. 回答;符合
  • vi. 回答;符合
  • n. 回答;答案;答辩

英英释意


1. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation;
"I waited several days for his answer"
"he wrote replies to several of his critics"
2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem;
"they were trying to find a peaceful solution"
"the answers were in the back of the book"
"he computed the result to four decimal places"
3. the speech act of replying to a question
4. the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff'
5. a nonverbal reaction;
"his answer to any problem was to get drunk"
"their answer was to sue me"