抽象chōuxiàng 1.从许多事物中,舍弃个别的、非本质的属性,抽出共同的、本质的属性,叫抽象,是形成概念的必要手段。{draw on common nature or essence of a number of things and abandon their individual and non-essential property in order to formulate a concept} 2.不能具体经验到的,笼统的;空洞的{not applicable or practical; general; empty}: 看问题要根据具体的事实,不能从～的定义出发。{We should look at things from a factual perspective rather than an abstract definition.}