projection
/prəʊˈdʒekʃən/noun
1
- an estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones（根据目前形势所作的）估计; 预测, 推测：
plans based on projections of slow but positive growth
以缓慢但积极增长的预测为基础的计划
mass noun population projection is essential for planning.人口预测对规划很重要。
2
- mass noun the presentation of an image on a surface, especially a cinema screen（尤指在电影屏幕上的）投影：
quality illustrations for overhead projection.
高射投影的精美画面。
2.1
- count noun an image projected in such a way投影图像：
the band use stage projections featuring moon shots.
乐队用舞台投影表现月光镜头。
2.2
- the ability to make a sound, especially the voice, heard at a distance扩及声音（尤指嗓音）至远处的能力：
I taught him voice projection.
我教他扩音法。
3
- mass noun the presentation or promotion of someone or something in a particular way（特定方式的）表现, 体现：
the legal profession's projection of an image of altruism.
法律行业表现的自身无私形象。
3.1
- count noun a mental image viewed as reality（被视为现实的）心理意象：
monsters can be understood as mental projections of mankind's fears.
魔鬼可被理解为人类恐惧的心理意象。
3.2
- the unconscious transfer of one's own desires or emotions to another person自身欲望（或情感）的投射转移; 无意识的传递：
we protect the self by a number of defence mechanisms, including repression and projection.
我们通过许多防卫机制保护自我, 其中包括情感的压制与投射转移。
4
- a thing that extends outwards from something else凸出物：
the chipboard covered all the sharp projections.
刨花板覆盖了所有凸出的尖物。
5
- mass noun Geometry the action of projecting a figure【几何】投射, 投影。
6
- mass noun the representation on a plane surface of any part of the surface of the earth or a celestial sphere（地球或天体在平面上的）投射。
6.1
- （亦作map projection）[count noun] a method by which such representation may be done地图投影。
派生词
projectionist
noun （义项2）词源
mid 16th cent. (in sense 6)： from Latin projectio（n-），from proicere 'throw forth' （see PROJECT）.