1:In some other Anglophone countries, this might sound odd.[...]112:What could be better than a “benefit”, which (America’s) Merriam-Webster dictionary defines as “something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being”?3:In Britain, the word means much the same in most contexts, but its other definition is more salient: as the Oxford English Dictionary has it, “That which a person is entitled to in the way of pecuniary assistance, medical or other attendance, pension, and the like, under the National Insurance Act of 1911and similar subsequent Acts”.

1:在其他一些以英语为母语的国家，这听起来可能有些奇怪。[...]112:还有什么能比“benefit (福利)”更好的呢？(美国的)韦氏词典将“benefit (福利)”定义为“产生好的或有帮助的结果或效果或促进幸福的东西”。3:在英国，这个词在大多数上下文中的意思基本相同，但它的另一个定义更为突出：正如《牛津英语词典》定义，“根据1911年《国民保险法》及其后的类似法案，一个人有权获得的金钱援助、医疗或其他照料、养老金等。”

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-约翰逊语言专栏--政治用词的影响(1)

Deutsche defines a crisis as a period when a country suffers one of the following: a 15% annual decline in equities; a 10% fall in its currency or its government bonds; a default on its national debt; or a period of double-digit inflation.

德意志银行把危机定义为国家遭受下列情况之一时的一段时间：股票15%的年化下跌；货币或政府债券10%的下跌；国家债务违约；或者是一段两位数的通胀时期。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-周期轮回:下一场金融危机或被央行触发(1)

Because the bill defines a fetus as “a human being…regardless of viability” its sponsors resisted attempts, by Republican as well as Democratic senators, to allow exceptions in cases of rape or incest.

因为该法案将胎儿定义为“一个人……无论其生存能力如何”，其支持者抵制了共和党和民主党参议员允许强奸或乱伦案件例外的企图。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-阿拉巴马州的大新闻:堕胎法案(2)

"It's a grounding place and it defines my existence in New York, " says Singer.

“它是个基石性的地方，它定义了我在纽约的存在，”莎莉说。

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By an 1889 international accord, the mass of this metal cylinder defines the kilogram.

1889年某项国际协议中规定，该铂铱合金圆柱体的质量为1千克。

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ButtonWithCallbacks defines two auxiliary constructors for the user's convenience.

ButtonWithCallbacks定义了两个方便用户使用的辅助构造函数。

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Dictionary. com defines an authority as (among other things): "an accepted source of information, advice, etc. "

com是这样定义“权威”的（除去其他意思）：“公认的信息源、意见等。”

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The DSM now defines it as compulsive use despite negative consequences, essentially.

DSM现在，在本质上将其定义为不管消极结果的强制使用。

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ERP has remarkable features of this information age and re-defines the business processes of the undertaking.

ERP拥有信息时代的显著特点，并且重新定义了企业的商业进程。

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hook_name is the name of a filter hook provided by WordPress, which defines when your filter should be applied.

hook_name参数是WordPress提供的FilterHook（过滤器钩子）名称，这决定了你的函数在何时发挥作用。

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