a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation 解决方法,解决方案 there are no easy solutions to financial and marital problems. 对金融和婚姻问题是没有简单的解决办法的。 ■the correct answer to a puzzle 谜底 the solution to this month's crossword. 这个月纵横字谜的谜底。
a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent) 溶液;溶体 ■[mass noun]the process or state of being dissolved in a solvent 溶解过程;溶解状态
[mass noun](archaic)the action of separating or breaking down; dissolution (古)分散;消散;解散 the solution of British supremacy in South Africa. 英国在南非统治的瓦解。
语源
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin solutio(n-), from solvere 'loosen' (see solve)