英语词汇orientate的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	orientate
词源	orientate v. 1849, "to turn or cause to turn toward the east," a back-formation from orientation. Intransitive sense of "assume an easterly direction" is by 1850. Figurative meaning "take one's proper bearings mentally" is by 1866. Related: Orientated; orientating. Entries linking to orientate orientation n. 1839, "arrangement (of a building, etc.) to face east or any other specified direction," noun of action from orient (v.). Meaning "process of determining the points of the compass is by 1868, hence the extended sense of "action of determining one's mental bearings," with reference to new ideas, etc. (1870). Meaning "introduction to a situation" is from 1942. Sense of "the position or arrangement (of something) relative to the points of the compass" is from 1875. Related: Orientational. updated on September 25, 2019
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orientate v.