名詞 adoption:

1. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
   同義詞：acceptance, acceptation, espousal
2. a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
3. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
   同義詞：borrowing

1. Connection by blood, marriage, or adoption; family relationship.
   親屬關系由血緣，婚姻，或收養(yǎng)形成的親戚關系; 家庭的親屬關系
2. The list of bill to be consider is headed by the bill on the adoption service.
   要考慮的議案一覽表上第一項就是關于收養(yǎng)服務的議案。
3. He was pleased by the adoption of a little girl.
   他對收養(yǎng)了一個女孩感到高興。