名詞 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
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：orientation course

1. A Marxist orientation.
   馬克思主義傾向
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.
   陀螺儀一個(gè)旋轉(zhuǎn)物體，通常是圓盤或輪子安裝在一個(gè)底基上，它的軸可以自由地朝一個(gè)或多個(gè)方向旋轉(zhuǎn)，使所指方向不隨底基的運(yùn)動(dòng)而改變
3. The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its direction of motion.
   飛行姿態(tài)宇宙飛船相對(duì)于其飛行方向所處的位置
4. The unconscious perception of movement and spatial orientation arising from stimuli within the body itself.
   本體感受由身體本身的內(nèi)部刺激引起的對(duì)于運(yùn)動(dòng)和空間定向的不自覺的感受

o.ri.en.ta.tion

n.（名詞）
The act of orienting or the state of being oriented.
向東：定向的行為或被定向的狀態(tài)
Location or position relative to the points of the compass.
定向：與羅盤所指相關(guān)的地點(diǎn)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.
圣壇位于東端：一種緯軸由西向東、主圣壇在最東端的教堂建筑結(jié)構(gòu)
The direction followed in the course of a trend, movement, or development.
趨向：尾隨著一系列趨勢(shì)、運(yùn)動(dòng)或發(fā)展的方向

A tendency of thought; a general inclination:
傾向：思考問題的傾向；普遍的趨向：
例句：
a Marxist orientation.
馬克思主義傾向

Sexual orientation.
性別傾向

An adjustment or adaptation to a new environment, situation, custom, or set of ideas.
適應(yīng)：對(duì)新的環(huán)境、狀況、習(xí)俗或一系列思想的適應(yīng)或者接受
Introductory instruction concerning a new situation:
介紹：針對(duì)新形勢(shì)的介紹性指導(dǎo)：
例句：
orientation for incoming students.
向新同學(xué)進(jìn)行介紹

Psychology Awareness of the objective world in relation to one`s self.
【心理學(xué)】 定位（力）：對(duì)與自身相關(guān)的物質(zhì)世界的關(guān)心