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词汇 congruent
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Definition of congruent in English:

congruent

adjective ˈkɒŋɡrʊənt
  • 1In agreement or harmony.

    一致的,符合的;和谐的

    the rules may not be congruent with the requirements of the law

    这些规定可能并不符合法律要求。

    institutional and departmental objectives are very largely congruent

    机构及其部门的目标大致上是一致的。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His position was indeed congruent with a differentiated conception of knowledge that constituted a core element in his modernist thought.
    • Classical mechanics for example is (so far as I know) internally consistent, but is not at all points congruent with reality.
    • I don't find a lot of it to be congruent with my own perception of the situation.
    • Therefore, a good society is, to some degree, one that allows people to succeed in various endeavors congruent with their individual and collective values.
    • A business goal - expanding the appeal of computer games to women - is presented as one quite congruent with a moral one.
    • The term that everybody's concept would most like to be paired against, medical model, is not congruent with a pathological orientation.
    • Next, you want to get very specific about what you're going to market on your webpage and make sure that it's congruent with our next step.
    • Professional role expectations are not congruent with the feminine role expectations, as a result women with a demanding job, face role overload and conflict.
    • If they did, they might elect someone not congruent with American interests.
    • Oftentimes, achieving a major goal eludes us because we want to make huge leaps from reality to the dream without making our lives congruent with the main goal we set for ourselves.
    • Rather than leave a blank I have hazarded a reading congruent with the other Indian terms (rupee, nabob) in the text.
    • No significant change occurs unless the new form is congruent with the old.
    • So the outcome is proportionate and congruent with international principles of self-defense.
    • The instructional mode of two teachers was congruent with their personal view of learning, while the third showed congruence only when teaching one subject area.
    • Are our actions congruent with protecting people?
    • Since escapist fantasy isn't always congruent with second-home-owner reality, we checked in with the experts for tips on buying smart.
    • They will not try to make every movement congruent with their own attachment to capitalist democracy.
    • ‘Sport is a vital part of Service life and the personal qualities it develops are congruent with the qualities we expect in our people,’ he said.
    • In addition, we may find ourselves in accord with the many education reformers who point out that such programs are more congruent with adult learning theory programs.
    • We will never ignore the president's request, which also is congruent with our objectives and with our goals.
    Synonyms
    consistent, reconcilable, consonant, congruous, fitting
  • 2Geometry
    (of figures) identical in form; coinciding exactly when superimposed.

    〔几何〕(图形)全等的,叠合的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each vertex triangle in the new hexagon is either congruent to one in the original hexagon or has the same base and height.
    • Use just one cut - or draw a line - and divide this white shape into two identical, congruent, parts.
    • The reason is that one can divide the larger square into nine congruent copies of the smaller one
    • This implies that the marked quadrilaterals (and so, by symmetry, all the quadrilaterals) are congruent.
    • Four congruent sides lie on two parallel lines, and pairs of these sides define parallelograms of equal area.
    Synonyms
    matching, identical, alike, duplicate, carbon-copy, twin, paired, coupled, double, indistinguishable, interchangeable, corresponding, equivalent, parallel, of a piece, all of a piece, like, like peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod, comparable, similar, correlative, tallying, agreeing, concordant, consonant

Derivatives

  • congruently

  • adverb
    • It has seemed to me that there are realities that tend to emerge congruently and consistently as Whites and minorities work with and relate to each other.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This same study found that employers congruently identified five training goals to improve employee performance.
      • First, when people sense that they are perceived congruently, they can rest assured that their self-views - which are the lenses through which they perceive reality - are correct.
      • There is some texture stitching that does not meld together congruently; most blatantly noticeable in the water texture.
      • Moreover, agreement among group members on the value of particular characteristics may add to the benefits of congruently perceiving people's standing on those characteristics.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin congruent- 'agreeing, meeting together', from the verb congruere, from con- 'together' + ruere 'fall or rush'.

Definition of congruent in US English:

congruent

adjective
  • 1In agreement or harmony.

    一致的,符合的;和谐的

    the rules may not be congruent with the requirements of the law

    这些规定可能并不符合法律要求。

    institutional and departmental objectives are largely congruent

    机构及其部门的目标大致上是一致的。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Classical mechanics for example is (so far as I know) internally consistent, but is not at all points congruent with reality.
    • The instructional mode of two teachers was congruent with their personal view of learning, while the third showed congruence only when teaching one subject area.
    • Are our actions congruent with protecting people?
    • They will not try to make every movement congruent with their own attachment to capitalist democracy.
    • ‘Sport is a vital part of Service life and the personal qualities it develops are congruent with the qualities we expect in our people,’ he said.
    • Professional role expectations are not congruent with the feminine role expectations, as a result women with a demanding job, face role overload and conflict.
    • Rather than leave a blank I have hazarded a reading congruent with the other Indian terms (rupee, nabob) in the text.
    • I don't find a lot of it to be congruent with my own perception of the situation.
    • In addition, we may find ourselves in accord with the many education reformers who point out that such programs are more congruent with adult learning theory programs.
    • Therefore, a good society is, to some degree, one that allows people to succeed in various endeavors congruent with their individual and collective values.
    • So the outcome is proportionate and congruent with international principles of self-defense.
    • Oftentimes, achieving a major goal eludes us because we want to make huge leaps from reality to the dream without making our lives congruent with the main goal we set for ourselves.
    • The term that everybody's concept would most like to be paired against, medical model, is not congruent with a pathological orientation.
    • We will never ignore the president's request, which also is congruent with our objectives and with our goals.
    • No significant change occurs unless the new form is congruent with the old.
    • A business goal - expanding the appeal of computer games to women - is presented as one quite congruent with a moral one.
    • Next, you want to get very specific about what you're going to market on your webpage and make sure that it's congruent with our next step.
    • Since escapist fantasy isn't always congruent with second-home-owner reality, we checked in with the experts for tips on buying smart.
    • His position was indeed congruent with a differentiated conception of knowledge that constituted a core element in his modernist thought.
    • If they did, they might elect someone not congruent with American interests.
    Synonyms
    consistent, reconcilable, consonant, congruous, fitting
  • 2Geometry
    (of figures) identical in form; coinciding exactly when superimposed.

    〔几何〕(图形)全等的,叠合的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Four congruent sides lie on two parallel lines, and pairs of these sides define parallelograms of equal area.
    • This implies that the marked quadrilaterals (and so, by symmetry, all the quadrilaterals) are congruent.
    • The reason is that one can divide the larger square into nine congruent copies of the smaller one
    • Each vertex triangle in the new hexagon is either congruent to one in the original hexagon or has the same base and height.
    • Use just one cut - or draw a line - and divide this white shape into two identical, congruent, parts.
    Synonyms
    matching, identical, alike, duplicate, carbon-copy, twin, paired, coupled, double, indistinguishable, interchangeable, corresponding, equivalent, parallel, of a piece, all of a piece, like, like peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod, comparable, similar, correlative, tallying, agreeing, concordant, consonant

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin congruent- ‘agreeing, meeting together’, from the verb congruere, from con- ‘together’ + ruere ‘fall or rush’.

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