solution
/səˈljuːʃən/noun
1
- 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。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
- (solutions) products or services designed to meet a particular need（满足特定需要的）产品（或服务）：
an Internet marketing firm specializing in e-commerce solutions.
专门从事电子商务服务的网络营销公司。
2
- a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent)溶液; 溶体。
2.1
- mass noun the process or state of being dissolved in a solvent溶解过程; 溶解状态。
3
- mass noun archaic the action of separating or breaking down; dissolution〈古〉分离; 分散; 消散; 解除; 解体; 解散：
the solution of British supremacy in South Africa.
英国在南非统治的瓦解。
WORD TRENDS
Everyone is familiar with signs and adverts offering all manner of solutions： high-end storage solutions ｜ a leading provider of payment solutions. The usage began during the 1990s in the computer industry， where solutions were packages of software and hardware put together by IT companies to do a particular job for their customers. It is now an all-purpose word in commercial language for products， services， or companies， and is sometimes almost meaningless: frozen meal solutions are just frozen meals， after all. The term's overuse perhaps implies a stressed， anxious society， where everyday needs are marketed as problems that require solving. See also ISSUE.
词源
late Middle English: from Old French， from Latin solutio（n-）， from solvere 'loosen' （see SOLVE）.