Maximum
['mæksɪməm] or [ˈmæksəməm]
解释:
(noun.) the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right.
(noun.) the largest possible quantity.
弗里达编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to minimum.
(a.) Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.
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同义词及反义词：
SYN:Ultimatum, climax, zenith, apex, completion, utmost, consummation, culmination,acme
ANT:Initiative, commencement, indication, incompletion, abortion, decrease, wane,minimum, morsel, fragment
汉密尔顿校对
解释:
adj. the greatest.—n. the greatest number quantity or degree: the highest point reached: (math.) the value of a variable when it ceases to increase and begins to decrease:—pl. Max′ima:—opp. to Minimum.—adj. Max′imal of the highest or maximum value.—adv. Max′imally.—v.t. Max′imise to raise to the highest degree.
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例句:
- But this fact only indicates the need of persistent care to see to it that the function of intelligence is invoked to its maximum possibility. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- A maximum reading can then be made by manipulating the flexible connections, and this will show whether the two circuits are in accord. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- These are such as in my experience have aroused the greatest interest and initiative, and such as have at the same time given the maximum benefit from the informational standpoint. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Both in time and space species and groups of species have their points of maximum development. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- It is equipped with four 550-horse-power motors and has a maximum speed of 60 miles per hour. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- Wherever names are written, there you will usually find the addressograph in use, saving time and money, guaranteeing 100 per cent accuracy and insuring maximum efficiency. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- This affords the maximum of riding comfort by the elimination of all jar and jolt occasioned by an uneven roadway. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- Then the plane was overhead, its shadows passing over the open glade, the throbbing reaching its maximum of portent. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- Lavender, which is one part blue and three parts white, would stimulate all three sets of nerves, but with a maximum of stimulation for the blue. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Water is supplied to the two plungers under a pressure of 7,000 pounds per square inch, giving it a maximum capacity of 15,000 tons. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
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