achievement

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Pronunciation

/əˈtʃiːvmənt/(uh-CHEEV-munt)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

成就;成绩(经过努力所取得的成果)

Definition

A thing done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill; the act of achieving something.

Word family

  • achieve/əˈtʃiːv/(v)实现;取得
  • achievable/əˈtʃiːvəbəl/(adj)可实现的
  • achiever/əˈtʃiːvə/(n)有成就的人

Collocations

  • remarkable achievement
  • academic achievement
  • sense of achievement
  • recognise achievements
  • great achievement
  • achievement gap

Examples

  1. 1.Winning the contract was a remarkable achievement for a team that had been together for less than a year.
  2. 2.The report highlights a persistent achievement gap between students from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

Synonyms

  • accomplishment/əˈkɒmplɪʃmənt/something done successfully
  • attainment/əˈteɪnmənt/the process of achieving
  • feat/fiːt/an impressive achievement

Etymology

from Old French "achever" (to bring to a head), from "à chef" (to a head)