the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception;
\\\"its adoption by society\\\"
\\\"the proposal found wide acceptance\\\"
a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source;
\\\"the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent\\\"
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The adoption of the new technology improved the production. 新技術(shù)的采用增加了產(chǎn)量。
This principle goes to reducing barriers to adoption. 這些原則定位在采用減少障礙的原則。
The word is now English by adoption. 這個詞現(xiàn)在已被采納為英語。
The adoption of this policy would relieve the unions of a tremendous burden. 采納這一政策將會減輕工會的沉重負(fù)擔(dān)。
He was pleased by the adoption of a little girl. 他對收養(yǎng)了一個女孩感到高興。
They resigned their child to an adoption agency. 他們把自己的孩子交給了一家收養(yǎng)機(jī)構(gòu)。