[かんよう, kanyou] (n, vs) (1) cultivation; fostering; training; (2) penetration, e.g. surface water into an aquifer [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Foster \Fos"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fostered}, p. pr. & vb.
n. {Fostering}.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor,
food, nourishment, fr. f[=o]da food. [root]75. See {Food}.]
1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.
[1913 Webster]
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to
sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fostering
n 1: encouragement; aiding the development of something [syn:
{fostering}, {fosterage}]
2: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the
community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more
important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fostering},
{fosterage}, {nurture}, {raising}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย