singularity
英 [sɪŋgjʊ'lærɪtɪ] 美 ['sɪŋgjə'lærəti]
| 近义词 | eccentricity 、 nature 、 characteristic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
- n. 奇异；奇点；突出；稀有
词态变化
复数: singularities;
中文词源
singularity 奇特性，奇异性
singular,奇特的，奇异的，-ity,名词后缀。
英文词源
- singularity (n.)
- c. 1400, "unusual behavior," also "singleness of aim or purpose," from Old French singulerte "peculiarity" (12c., Modern French singularité) or directly from Late Latin singularitatem (nominative singularitas) "a being alone," from singularis (see singular (adj.)). Meaning "fact of being different from others" is c. 1500. Mathematical sense of "point at which a function takes an infinite value" is from 1893. Astronomical use is from 1965.
双语例句
- 1. He was surprised at the singularity of the stranger's appearance.
- 他对那个陌生人独特的外貌感到惊讶。
来自辞典例句
- 2. He was still more surprised at the singularity of the stranger's appearance.
- 他看到那个陌生人的外表非常古怪而更加惊异了.
来自辞典例句
- 3. The singularity arises only formally, because we neglected the effect of damping.
- 这个奇异点的产生仅仅是形式上的, 因为我们忽略了阻尼的作用.
来自辞典例句
- 4. My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconvenience, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.
- 我不吃肉,带来种种不便, 于是常因这种怪癖受到责备.
来自辞典例句
- 5. According to our present understanding of physics, any radiation produced by the singularity would never emerge.
- 按着我们现有的物理知识, 奇点产生的任何辐射永远不会出来.
来自辞典例句