orientation

名词 orientation:

1. the act of orienting
2. an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
3. position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
4. a predisposition in favor of something
   同义词：predilection, preference
5. a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
6. a course introducing a new situation or environment
   同义词：orientation course

1. A Marxist orientation.
   马克思主义倾向
2. A device consisting of a spinning mass, typically a disk or wheel, mounted on a base so that its axis can turn freely in one or more directions and thereby maintain its orientation regardless of any movement of the base.
   陀螺仪一个旋转物体，通常是圆盘或轮子安装在一个底基上，它的轴可以自由地朝一个或多个方向旋转，使所指方向不随底基的运动而改变
3. The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its direction of motion.
   飞行姿态宇宙飞船相对于其飞行方向所处的位置
4. The unconscious perception of movement and spatial orientation arising from stimuli within the body itself.
   本体感受由身体本身的内部刺激引起的对于运动和空间定向的不自觉的感受

o.ri.en.ta.tion

n.（名词）
The act of orienting or the state of being oriented.
向东：定向的行为或被定向的状态
Location or position relative to the points of the compass.
定向：与罗盘所指相关的地点或位置
The construction of a church so that its longitudinal axis is from west to east and its main altar is at the eastern end.
圣坛位于东端：一种纬轴由西向东、主圣坛在最东端的教堂建筑结构
The direction followed in the course of a trend, movement, or development.
趋向：尾随着一系列趋势、运动或发展的方向

A tendency of thought; a general inclination:
倾向：思考问题的倾向；普遍的趋向：
例句：
a Marxist orientation.
马克思主义倾向

Sexual orientation.
性别倾向

An adjustment or adaptation to a new environment, situation, custom, or set of ideas.
适应：对新的环境、状况、习俗或一系列思想的适应或者接受
Introductory instruction concerning a new situation:
介绍：针对新形势的介绍性指导：
例句：
orientation for incoming students.
向新同学进行介绍

Psychology Awareness of the objective world in relation to one`s self.
【心理学】 定位（力）：对与自身相关的物质世界的关心