concentration

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Pronunciation

/ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən/(kon-sun-TRAY-shun)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

集中；浓度；专注（将注意力或资源聚焦于一点，或某物在某区域的密度）

Definition

The action or power of focusing attention; the density of a substance in a solution or mixture; the gathering of people or things in one area.

Word family

  • concentrate/ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/(v)专注；集中
  • concentrated/ˈkɒnsəntreɪtɪd/(adj)集中的；高浓度的

Collocations

  • concentration of power
  • lack of concentration
  • market concentration
  • high concentration
  • concentration camp
  • require concentration

Examples

  1. 1.The high concentration of wealth in a small number of households is a defining feature of modern inequality.
  2. 2.Detailed analytical work requires long periods of uninterrupted concentration, which open-plan offices make difficult.

Synonyms

  • focus/ˈfəʊkəs/— directing attention
  • density/ˈdensɪti/— amount per unit
  • accumulation/əˌkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃən/— a gathering of things

Etymology

from Medieval Latin "concentrationem," from "concentrare" (to bring to a common centre)