Adoption

(noun.) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; 'its adoption by society'; 'the proposal found wide acceptance'.

(noun.) 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).

手打:奥拉夫

• In connection with the adoption of this lubricating system there occurred another instance of his knowledge of materials and intuitive insight into the nature of things. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• But it is a little silly for an agitator to cry thief when the success of his agitation has led to the adoption of his ideas. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• My opponent had the advantage of birth over me (he was a citizen by adoption) and carried off the prize. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Prior to its adoption steam was admitted to the cylinder during the whole time the piston was making its stroke from one end of the cylinder to the other. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• This and other difficulties led finally to the adoption of the circular type, whose continuous cut and high speed saved much time and presented many other advantages. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Entire surrender, and wholehearted adoption of the course of action demanded by others are almost impossible. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• How could such a covenant, such adoption, be sanctioned by the Church? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• He realized, however, that the enormous investment for copper would militate against the commercial adoption of electric lighting on an extended scale. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The adoption of this form was due to Fairbairn, the celebrated English inventor and engineer of iron structures. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Why do you injuriously introduce the name of my mother by adoption? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The adoption of the Paixhans long-chambered guns, designed to throw heavy shells horizontally as well as at a slight elevation and as easily as solid shot, was attended with great results. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• He converted the reciprocating motion of the piston into a rotary motion by the adoption of the crank, and introduced the well-known parallel motion, and many other improvements. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The year 1900 is to witness the compulsory adoption of automatic car couplings on all cars. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• This fact has led to its adoption as a means of regulating the mechanism of clocks. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The evidence given before the Committee was greatly in favor of steam carriages, and tended to show that there was no insuperable difficulty to the general adoption of them. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.

校对:南森