abstraction

英 [æbˈstrækʃn]

美 [æbˈstrækʃn]

n. 抽象概念; 抽象; 出神; 心神专注; 提取; 抽取; 分离

Collins.1 / BNC.7880 / COCA.8413

牛津词典

noun

抽象概念；抽象
a general idea not based on any particular real person, thing or situation; the quality of being abstract
出神；心神专注
the state of thinking deeply about sth and not paying attention to what is around you
提取；抽取；分离
the action of removing sth from sth else; the process of being removed from sth else
1. water abstraction from rivers
  从河流中抽取水

N-VAR 抽象概念；抽象名称
Anabstractionis a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
1. Is it worth fighting a big war, in the name of an abstraction like sovereignty?
  在主权之类抽象概念的名义下打一场大战是否值得呢？
N-UNCOUNT 出神；心不在焉
Abstractionis the state of being very deep in thought.
1. Andrew noticed her abstraction and asked, 'What's bothering you?'
  安德鲁注意到她在愣神，便问道：“你怎么啦？”
（艺术的）抽象主义
Abstractionis the use of shapes and patterns in art.

noun

a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
Synonym:abstract entity
the act of withdrawing or removing something
an abstract painting
preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
Synonym:abstractedness
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Synonym:generalizationgeneralisation
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
1. he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
Synonym:abstract

A specific language provides a simplification of the things it describes; it's also an abstraction.
专用语言简化了对问题的描述，这本身也是一种抽象行为。
The goals of OOP are to provide data abstraction, modularity, encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance.
OOP的目标就是提供数据抽象、模块化、封装、多态性和继承。
In this usage, the collective subject is an abstraction;
在这种用法中，集体主体是一个抽象概念。
MDA/ D further elevates the levels of abstraction and reuse.
MDA/D进一步提高了抽象和重用的级别。
The higher the level of abstraction, the more important this is.
这是更高层次的抽象，更为重要的。
Three reasons for using data structures are efficiency, abstraction, and reusability.
使用数据结构的三个原因是效率、抽象性和复用性。
An abstraction layer encapsulates the data logic.
一个抽象层封装了数据的逻辑。
Farhana: As I understand, abstraction is the key, right?
Farhana：我明白了，抽象是关键，对吗？
Those adapters provide a higher-level of abstraction over Spring's support for remoting, messaging, and scheduling.
这些适配器提供了一个更高级别的抽象，超越了Spring对远程调用、消息和调度的支持。
Such an individual becomes a metaphysical abstraction.
这么一个人变成了一个形而上的抽象名词。