singularity

英[s??gj?'l?r?t?] 美['s??gj?'l?r?ti]

反義詞

復(fù)數(shù):?singularities;

singularity 奇特性，奇異性

singular,奇特的，奇異的，-ity,名詞后綴。

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.

1. He was surprised at the singularity of the stranger's appearance.: 他對(duì)那個(gè)陌生人獨(dú)特的外貌感到驚訝。

2. He was still more surprised at the singularity of the stranger's appearance.: 他看到那個(gè)陌生人的外表非常古怪而更加驚異了.

3. The singularity arises only formally, because we neglected the effect of damping.: 這個(gè)奇異點(diǎn)的產(chǎn)生僅僅是形式上的, 因?yàn)槲覀兒雎粤俗枘岬淖饔?

4. My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconvenience, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.: 我不吃肉,帶來種種不便, 于是常因這種怪癖受到責(zé)備.

5. According to our present understanding of physics, any radiation produced by the singularity would never emerge.: 按著我們現(xiàn)有的物理知識(shí), 奇點(diǎn)產(chǎn)生的任何輻射永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)出來.