approximateyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[approximate 词源字典]
approximate: see proximity
[approximate etymology, approximate origin, 英语词源]
approximate (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
early 15c., from Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare "to come near to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + proximare "come near," from proximus "nearest," superlative of prope "near" (see propinquity).
approximate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
early 15c., "to bring or put close," from approximate (adj.). Meaning "to come close" is from 1789. Related: Approximated; approximating.
approximately (adv.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1742, from approximate (adj.) + -ly (2).
approximation (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
early 15c., "act of coming near or close," noun of action from approximate (v.). Meaning "result of approximating" is from 1650s.