infinity
英[?n'f?n?t?]
美[?n'f?n?ti]
- n. 無窮；無限大；無限距
詞態變化
復數:?infinities;
中文詞源
infinity 無限，無窮
來自infinite,無限的。
英文詞源
- infinity (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French infinité "infinity; large number or quantity" (13c.), from Latin infinitatem (nominative infinitas) "boundlessness, endlessness," from infinitus boundless, unlimited" (see infinite). Infinitas was used as a loan-translation of Greek apeiria "infinity," from apeiros "endless."
雙語例句
- 1. In this weather the cliff face was a foggy drop into infinity.
- 在這種天氣條件下,霧蒙蒙的懸崖隱入廣漠無限之中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. It is impossible to count up to infinity.
- 不可能數到無窮大.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Theoretically, a line can extend into infinity.
- 從理論上來說直線可以無限地延伸.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Parallel lines converge at infinity.
- 平行線永不相交.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. The fields covered with snow became a vast expanse of whiteness stretching to infinity.
- 田野被大雪覆蓋,白茫茫的一眼望不到邊.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》