given

given
adjective
  1. specified or stated
    规定的;指明的
    lines telling each player where they should be for any given moment.
    告诉每个球员特定时刻应在位置的画线。
  2. [predic.](given to)inclined or disposed to
    倾向于;乐意
    she was not often given to anger.
    她难得生气。
  3. (Law, archaic)(of a document) signed and dated
    (律 古)(文件)(已在某日期由某人)签署的
    given under my hand this eleventh day of April.
    由本人于4月11日签署。
preposition
  1. taking into account
    考虑到
    given the complexity of the task, they were able to do a good job.
    考虑到任务的复杂性,他们可以说是干得挺不错的。
noun
  1. a known or established fact or situation
    已知(或既定)事实(或情况);必然的事物(情况)
    at a couture house, attentive service is a given.
    女式时装店是肯定会提供殷勤服务的。
语源
  1. Middle English: past participle of give
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