n. 1. the exchange of one thing (object, right, opportunity) for another of approximately equal value, so as to seal a bargain, or effect a compromise. [ PJC ]
2. the giving up of one desired objective in order to attain another, when both cannot be achieved at the same time; as, the factory workers viewed the trade-off of air quality for jobs as a necessary evil. [ PJC ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tradeoff \Trade"off\, Trade-off \Trade"-off\, n.
1. the exchange of one thing (object, right, opportunity) for
another of approximately equal value, so as to seal a
bargain, or effect a compromise.
[PJC]
2. the giving up of one desired objective in order to attain
another, when both cannot be achieved at the same time;
as, the factory workers viewed the trade-off of air
quality for jobs as a necessary evil.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tradeoff
n 1: an exchange that occurs as a compromise; "I faced a
tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine" [syn:
{tradeoff}, {trade-off}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
