單詞
axiom
英 ['?ks??m]
美['?ks??m]
基本信息
- n. [數(shù)] 公理；格言；自明之理
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?axioms;
中文詞源
axiom 公理
來(lái)自詞根ag, 做。從實(shí)踐中總結(jié)出來(lái)的理論。
英文詞源
- axiom (n.)
- late 15c., from Middle French axiome, from Latin axioma, from Greek axioma "authority," literally "that which is thought worthy or fit," from axioun "to think worthy," from axios "worthy, worth, of like value, weighing as much," from PIE adjective *ag-ty-o- "weighty," from root *ag- "to drive, draw, move" (see act (n.)).
Axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon our pulses. [Keats, letter, May 3, 1818]
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. It is a widely held axiom that they should not negotiate with terrorists.
- 他們不應(yīng)與恐怖分子談判是普遍接受的公理.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. It is an axiom in the business world that a satisfied customer is the best advertisement.
- 滿意的顧客是最好的廣告,這是商界的格言.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The concern about this axiom stemmed from the fact.
- 對(duì)于這個(gè)公理的考慮是基于這樣的事實(shí).
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. This statement is the fundamental axiom that distinguished chemistry from alchemy.
- 這個(gè)論述是化學(xué)區(qū)別于煉金術(shù)的基本定律.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. It'seemed clear to him that this axiom could be dispensed with.
- 看來(lái)他清楚地認(rèn)識(shí)到這個(gè)公理能夠去掉.
來(lái)自辭典例句