1806; see section (n.) + -al (1). Noun meaning "piece of furniture composed of sections which can be used separately" is attested by 1961, from sectional seat, sectional sofa, etc. (1949).
雙語例句
1. the sectional interests of managers and workers
管理層和廣大工人的不同利益
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Perhaps the opposed parties will lay aside their sectional interests and rise to this challenge.
也許各反對黨會(huì)撇開派系利益，迎接這一挑戰(zhàn)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He criticized the selfish attitude of certain sectional interests.
他批評了某些利益團(tuán)體自私自利的態(tài)度。
來自辭典例句
4. The resistance is halved if the cross - sectional area is doubled.
如果截面積增加一倍,則電阻減少一半.
來自辭典例句
5. The cross - sectional areas of the pore openings vary along their length.