- [uncountable, countable]
a person’s basic beliefs or feelings about a particular subject （个人的）基本信仰，态度，观点 religious/political orientation 宗教信仰；政治取向 a person’s sexual orientation (= whether they are attracted to men, women or both) 某人的性取向
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the type of aims or interests that a person or an organization has; the act of directing your aims towards a particular thing 方向；目标；定向 The course is essentially theoretical in orientation. 该课程的定位是以理论为主。 - orientation to/towards something
Companies have been forced into a greater orientation to the market. 各公司不得不转型，更加面向市场。 People over 55 tended to have a strong leisure orientation. 55岁以上的人往往有强烈的休闲倾向。
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training or information that you are given before starting a new job, course, etc. （任职等前的）培训，训练；迎新会 an orientation session/program/course 定向会议/项目/课程
- [countable] (specialist)
the direction in which an object faces 方向
Word Originmid 19th cent.: apparently from orient.