infinity

• n. 无穷；无限大；无限距

词态变化

中文词源

来自infinite,无限的。

英文词源

infinity (n.)

late 14c., from Old French infinité "infinity; large number or quantity" (13c.), from Latin infinitatem (nominative infinitas) "boundlessness, endlessness," from infinitus boundless, unlimited" (see infinite). Infinitas was used as a loan-translation of Greek apeiria "infinity," from apeiros "endless."

双语例句

1. In this weather the cliff face was a foggy drop into infinity.

在这种天气条件下,雾蒙蒙的悬崖隐入广漠无限之中.

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2. It is impossible to count up to infinity.

不可能数到无穷大.

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3. Theoretically, a line can extend into infinity.

从理论上来说直线可以无限地延伸.

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4. Parallel lines converge at infinity.

平行线永不相交.

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5. The fields covered with snow became a vast expanse of whiteness stretching to infinity.

田野被大雪覆盖,白茫茫的一眼望不到边.

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