名词

1. The company made an adjustment in my salary.
公司对我的薪金作了调整。

1. 适应：二、后现代主义(post-modernism)及社会建构论的影响症状在系统中的意义是具功能性的,是反映个人适应(adjustment)或对环境的反应而非个人病理. 若因保险或展现能力需要可用诊断,但须aware诊断名称是针对个人缺陷之基础

2. adjustment：adj; 调整，校准

1. 调整；校正；校准
An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.

e.g. Compensation could be made by adjustments to taxation...
通过调整税收可以作出补偿。
e.g. Investment is up by
5. 7% after adjustment for inflation.
针对通货膨胀作出调整之后投资上升了
5. 7%。

2. （行为或思想的）调整，转变
An adjustment is a change in a person's behaviour or thinking.

e.g. He will have to make major adjustments to his thinking if he is to survive in office.
要想保住这份工作，他就必须在观念上作出重大的转变。

noun

1. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

Synonym: alterationmodification

2. the act of adjusting something to match a standard

Synonym: registrationreadjustment

3. making or becoming suitable
adjusting to circumstances

Synonym: accommodationfitting

4. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

e.g. an allowance for profit

Synonym: allowance

5. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Synonym: adaptationadaption