formationの意味・使い方・発音

formation

英 [fɔː'meɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [fɔr'meʃən]

formation (n.): late 14c., "vital force in plants and animals;" early 15c., "act of creating or making," from Old French formacion "formation, fashioning, creation" (12c.) or directly from Latin formationem (nominative formatio) "a forming, shaping," noun of action or condition from past participle stem of formare "to form," from forma (see form (n.)). Meaning that which is formed or created" is from 1640s. In geology, "group of rocks having a similar origin or character," 1815. Related: Formational.

1. They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V- formation .: 彼らは15人の警察官がバイクに乗ってV字形に並んで歩いているのを見た。

2.He was flying in formation with seven other jets.: 他の7機のジェット機と一緒に列をなして飛行した。

4.This dispute led to the formation of a new breakaway group.: 今回の論争で一部の人が別のポータルを作り、新しい団体を設立した。

5.This is the formation of a new government.

これは新政府の構成です。