/əˈprɒksɪmət/
- close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact近似的, 接近但不完全正确的：
the calculations are very approximate.
计算结果与实际数字很接近。
/əˈprɒksɪmeɪt/
no obj.
1- come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity（质量、性质或数量上）接近, 相似：
a leasing agreement approximating to ownership
差不多等于获得了所有权的租赁协议
with obj. reality can be approximated by computational techniques.客观事实可用计算机技术计算得八九不离十。
1.1
- with obj. estimate or calculate (a quantity) fairly accurately相当准确地估算（或计算）：
I had to approximate the weight of my horse.
我得准确地估算我的马的体重。
派生词
approximately
adverbapproximation
noun词源
late Middle English （in the adjectival sense 'close， similar'）： from late Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare, from ad- 'to' + proximus 'very near'. The verb（originally 'meaning bring close'） arose in the mid 17th cent.; the current adjectival sense dates from the early 19th cent.