Gravity
['grævɪtɪ] or ['ɡrævəti]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a solemn and dignified feeling.
(noun.) (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; 'the more remote the body the less the gravity'; 'the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them'; 'gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love'--Albert Einstein.
海耶斯校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.
(a.) Sobriety of character or demeanor.
(a.) Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence, seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense.
(a.) The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the center of the earth; terrestrial gravitation.
(a.) Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness.
伊丽莎白手打
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Heaviness, weight.[2]. Gravitation, centripetal force, attraction of gravitation.[3]. Sobriety, seriousness, sedateness, thoughtfulness, demureness.[4]. Importance, moment.
安德鲁手打
同義詞及反義詞:
[See WEIGHTY_and_SOLEMNITY]
迦勒編輯
解釋/意思:
n. weightiness: that attraction between bodies or acceleration of one toward another of which the fall of a body to the ground is an example: state of being grave or sober: relative importance: (mus.) lowness of a note.—n. Gravim′eter an instrument for determining specific gravities.—v.i. Grav′itāte to be acted on by gravity: to tend towards the earth: to be strongly attracted towards anything.—n. Gravitā′tion act of gravitating: the tendency of all bodies to attract each other.—adj. Grav′itātive.—Specific gravity (see Specific).
整理:纳特
例句/造句/用法:
- The centre of gravity of Islam shifted across the desert from Damascus to Mesopotamia. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- But all power of a high order depends on an understanding of the essential character, or law, of heat, light, sound, gravity, and the like. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- Their eyes met, but with a strange questioning gravity. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Other writers, of a different stamp, with great learning and gravity, endeavoured to prove to the English people that slavery was _jure divino_. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Resuming his usual gravity, he went on: I received by this evening's post a note from the Home Secretary in answer to mine. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- One of the best-known cells in which weakening of the current is prevented by chemical means is the so-called gravity cell. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- He does this strange prospecting with an amount of gravity that can never be estimated or appreciated by a man who has not seen the operation. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- There, that'll do: don't yer be too affectionate, in case I'm cross with yer,' said Noah, disengaging himself with great gravity. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Queer, Sammy, queer,' replied the elder Mr. Weller, with impressive gravity. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- After loading the pawls are tripped, and the greater gravity of the counterweight raises the gun to firing position again. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Dependable within the gravity of the situation. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- This, my dear, said George with great gravity, is my very good, kind, and excellent friend, Auralia Margaretta, otherwise called Peggy. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The device is so arranged that the air current is caused to take either direction through the tube; and in some instances gravity may be used to assist a vacuum formed behind the carrier. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- There was a moment of great gravity. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Merely to the illustration of _your_ character, said she, endeavouring to shake off her gravity. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
格特鲁德編輯