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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries大致数字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dàzhì shùzì
"你能给我一个大致数字吗？"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rough estimate or approximation of a value, often used in financial or business contexts.
"The contractor provided a ballpark figure for the renovation costs." - 2
A general idea of a number or amount that is not precise but gives a sense of scale.
"Can you give me a ballpark figure of how many people will attend the event?"
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in mid-20th-century American English, the term combines 'ballpark' (a baseball stadium) with 'figure' (a numerical estimate). It derives from the baseball slang notion of staying within the general confines of the stadium, later popularized by business and financial contexts in the 1960s to denote an approximate, acceptable numerical range.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ballpark figure" is said worldwide
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chiffre approximatif
Transliteration: sheef approximatif
"Pouvez-vous me donner un chiffre approximatif des coûts?"
Schätzungswert
Transliteration: shätzungswert
"Könnten Sie mir einen Schätzungswert für die Renovierung geben?"
cifra approssimativa
Transliteration: chee-fra approssimativa
"Puoi darmi una cifra approssimativa per il progetto?"
cifra aproximada
Transliteration: see-fra aproximada
"¿Puedes darme una cifra aproximada de los costos?"
número aproximado
Transliteration: número aproximado
"Você pode me dar um número aproximado dos custos?"
अनुमानित आंकड़ा
Transliteration: anumānīt āṅkṛā
"क्या आप मुझे अनुमानित आंकड़ा दे सकते हैं?"
大致数字
Transliteration: dàzhì shùzì
"你能给我一个大致数字吗？"
대략적인 수치
Transliteration: daeryakjeogin suchi
"대략적인 수치를 알려줄 수 있나요?"
おおよその数字
Transliteration: ōyoso no sūji
"おおよその数字を教えてもらえますか？"
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