전공 공부 중에pimsleur language aptitude battery란 것이 나왔습니다.
인터넷에 검색해보니 aptitude battery가 적성 검사라고 해석이 되더군요.
그런데 battery 이 단어에 검사라는 의미가 있나요 ㅠㅠbattery(ˈbætərɪ)—n,pl-teries1.a.twoormoreprimarycellsconnectedtogether,usuallyinseries,toprovideasourceofelectriccurrentb.shortfordry battery2.anothernameforaccumulator3.anumberofsimilarthingsoccurringtogether:abatteryofquestions4.criminallawseealsoassault and batteryunlawfulbeatingorwoundingofapersonormeretouchinginahostileoroffensivemanner5.afortifiedstructureonwhichartilleryismounted6.agroupofguns,missilelaunchers,searchlights,ortorpedotubesofsimilartypeorsizeoperatedasasingleentity7.asmalltacticalunitofartilleryusuallyconsistingoftwoormoretroops,eachoftwo,threeorfourguns8.chiefly(brit)a.alargegroupofcagesforintensiverearingofpoultryb.(asmodifier):batteryhens9.psycholaseriesoftests10.chesstwopiecesofthesamecolourplacedsothatonecanunmaskanattackbytheotherbymoving11.thepercussionsectioninanorchestra12.baseballthepitcherandthecatcherconsideredtogether[c16:fromoldfrenchbatteriebeating,frombattretobeat,fromlatinbattuere]
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