interpolation
noun uk/ɪnˌtɜː.pəˈleɪ.ʃən/ us/ɪnˌtɝː.pəˈleɪ.ʃən/
[ C or U ]插入;插入物;插入的文字（或音乐等）
the addition of something different in the middle of a text, piece of music, etc. or the thing that is added
An actor reads the poems in English translation, with brief musical interpolations. 一位演员朗读了诗歌的英文翻译，并配有简短的音乐插曲。
The play is based on factual accounts with creative interpolation. 这部剧在叙述事实的基础上插入了虚构成分。
[ C or U ] mathematics specialized内插，插值，通过已知的数据点，在范围内推求新数据点的过程或方法。
the addition of a number or item into the middle of a series, calculated based on the numbers or items before and after it; a number or item added like this
Sometimes the data were years apart and interpolations were made for all months in between. 有时数据相隔数年，并且在其间的所有月份都进行了插值。
For other years estimates were made by interpolation. 其他年份的估算是通过插值进行的。
[ C ]插话
a remark that interrupts someone or something
They were not amused by his comical interpolations. 他的插科打诨令别人不快。
See: interpolate
- More examples
- A suggested interpolation in one clause of the agreement was accepted.
- This great moment in the opera is in fact an interpolation that was not in the original printed edition.
- This sentence is regarded as later interpolation.
- The atmospheric density is determined at each timestep by exponential interpolation from standard atmosphere tables.