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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries大约的
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dàyuē de
"请给我一个大约的数字。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large sports stadium used primarily for playing baseball.
"Thousands of fans filled the ballpark to watch the opening game of the season."
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Providing a rough, general estimate or approximation that is close to the actual figure or requirement.
"Can you give me a ballpark figure for how much the renovation will cost?"
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from American English in the late 19th century, combining 'ball' (referring to a baseball) and 'park' (the stadium). By the mid-20th century, the term expanded metaphorically through phrases like 'in the ballpark,' originating from baseball reporters and military tracking jargon to denote an estimate that is reasonably close to the actual target or figure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ballpark" is said worldwide
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approximatif
Transliteration: /a.pʁɔk.si.ma.tif/
"Il m'a donné une estimation approximative du coût."
ungefähr
Transliteration: /ˈʊŋɡəˌfɛːɐ̯/
"Können Sie mir eine ungefähre Zahl nennen?"
approssimativo
Transliteration: /ap.pros.si.maˈti.vo/
"Dammi una cifra approssimativa."
aproximado
Transliteration: /a.pɾo.ksiˈma.ðo/
"Dame una cifra aproximada del costo."
aproximado
Transliteration: /a.pɾo.ksiˈma.du/
"Me dê um valor aproximado."
लगभग
Transliteration: lagbhag
"मुझे एक लगभग आंकड़ा दीजिए।"
大约的
Transliteration: dàyuē de
"请给我一个大约的数字。"
대략의
Transliteration: daeryag-ui
"대략적인 수치를 알려주세요."
おおよその
Transliteration: ooyoso no
"おおよその数字を教えてください。"
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