orientation

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Pronunciation

/ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃən/(or-ee-en-TAY-shun)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

方向；取向；定向培训（某人的基本倾向、态度，或使某人熟悉新环境的过程）

Definition

The direction of someone's interest or attitude; a person's basic attitude, beliefs, or feelings; an introduction to a new situation.

Word family

  • orientate/ˈɔːriənteɪt/(v)定向；使适应
  • oriented/ˈɔːriəntɪd/(adj)以……为导向的

Collocations

  • market orientation
  • strategic orientation
  • new employee orientation
  • cultural orientation
  • value orientation
  • orientation programme

Examples

  1. 1.The company's market orientation puts the customer at the centre of every major product and service decision.
  2. 2.New employee orientation programmes are an investment that pays dividends in retention and early productivity.

Synonyms

  • direction/dɪˈrekʃən/— the way something faces or goes
  • tendency/ˈtendənsi/— an inclination
  • focus/ˈfəʊkəs/— a point of concentration

Etymology

from French "orientation," from "orienter" (to turn east, to align)