interpolation

• 指在话语中插入额外的说明或信息的动作；也指数学中根据已知的两个值来估算它们之间未知值的运算过程。

A noun referring to the act of inserting a remark or message into a discourse, or the mathematical process of estimating an unknown value between two known values on a scale or function.

1. Inserted messageB2formal

   A spoken or written message that is introduced or inserted into a conversation or text.

   插入语

   • The editor added an interpolation to clarify the author's point.
   • His speech was full of unnecessary interpolations.
   • The manuscript contained several interpolations by a later scribe.

   同义词additionasideinsertioninterjectionparenthesis

2. Mathematical calculationC1formalscientific

   A method of estimating the value of a function between two known values.

   插值

   • The engineer used linear interpolation to estimate the missing data point.
   • Interpolation is a common technique in numerical analysis.
   • The software performs interpolation to smooth the curve.

   同义词approximationestimation

   反义词extrapolation

3. Interruption or interjectionB2formal

   The act of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts a process or conversation.

   插话或打断

   • His constant interpolation during the meeting annoyed everyone.
   • The judge warned the lawyer against further interpolation.
   • The interpolation of a new clause disrupted the negotiation.

   同义词interjectioninterpositioninterruption