Greater
['gretɚ]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) greater in size or importance or degree; 'for the greater good of the community'; 'the greater Antilles' .
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例句/造句/用法:
- Let it suffice h ere to state that Rutherford assumes that the greater mass of the atom consis ts o f negatively charged particles rotating about a positive nucle us. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- Such companies, therefore, commonly draw to themselves much greater stocks, than any private copartnery can boast of. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The enemy's loss was probably greater. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- This, in turn, has opened up possibilities of much higher speed and greater efficiency in the machine. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- The coach-tax and plate tax are examples of the former method of imposing; the greater part of the other duties of excise and customs, of the latter. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Perhaps they did, but it is of infinitely greater importance to mention that at this point also I lost my patience, opened my eyes, and interfered. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Servants, labourers, and workmen of different kinds, make up the far greater part of every great political society. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- It was not I who did it, it was love, love for Dejah Thoris, a power that would work greater miracles than this you have seen. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Such were the gentle murmurs of Mrs. Bennet, and they gave way only to the greater distress of Mr. Bingley's continued absence. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- But I will shew her greater attention than I have done. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- When a ray of light passes from water or glass into air, the refracted ray is bent away from the perpendicular so that the angle of refraction is greater than the angle of incidence. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Men, and love--there was no greater tedium. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- The freedom of choice which this allows him, is therefore much greater, and the difficulty of his task much more diminished, than at first appears. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- His resolutions and actions affect a greater number of his fellow-creatures. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- Nowhere in Plato is there a deeper irony or a greater wealth of humour or imagery, or more dramatic power. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- And, my dear Jane, I never saw you look in greater beauty. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- He stood on the hearth of Aufidius's hall, facing the image of greatness fallen, but greater than ever in that low estate. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- These pictures are so perfect in detail that, when photographed and enlarged, objects no greater than a blade of grass may be distinctly recognized. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- This establishes an order of preference, a greater and less, better and worse. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- The greater the refractive power of the lens, the greater the bending, and the nearer the principal focus to the lens. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Naturally, Mr. Hall’s first thought on his return to Chicago was to induce Mr. Duncan to build a larger model, capable of greater speed and greater output. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- It is otherwise, at least through the greater part of Europe, in river fisheries. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- If the leak is quite low, as at _c_, the issuing stream has a still greater speed and strength, and gushes forth with a force determined by the height of the water above _c_. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- The variability, however, in the successive generations of mongrels is, perhaps, greater than in hybrids. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- The greater part thought it a judgment of God, to prevent or punish our emigration from our native land. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- But upon the greater part of goods, those duties are equivalent to a prohibition. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- They find it difficult to get food, and the greater part of their little revenue is spent in getting it. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- After despatching this second bolt with a still greater expenditure of force, Bella laughed and cried still more. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- In other works a much greater fixed capital is required. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- No greater boon could I ask, no greater honour could I crave, no greater happiness could I hope. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
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