[いちげいにゅうし, ichigeinyuushi] (n) entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Preference \Pref"er*ence\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rence.]
1. The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred;
the setting of one thing before another; precedence;
higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power
or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his
preference.
[1913 Webster]
Leave the critics on either side to contend about
the preference due to this or that sort of poetry.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our
reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge
over another's. --Locke.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior
favor; as, which is your preference?
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preference
n 1: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good
literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn:
{preference}, {penchant}, {predilection}, {taste}]
2: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for
expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist
orientation" [syn: {predilection}, {preference},
{orientation}]
3: the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat
cake" [syn: {preference}, {druthers}]
4: grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially
to a country or countries in matters of international trade,
such as levying duties)
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
