vortex
英 ['v??teks]
美 ['v?rt?ks]
- n. [航][流] 渦流；漩渦；（動(dòng)亂，爭(zhēng)論等的）中心；旋風(fēng)
助記提示
1、vert- => vort- + -ex.
2、from Latin vortex, variant of vertex "an eddy of water, wind, or flame; whirlpool; whirlwind".
3、含義：whirlpool, eddying mass. 字面含義：that which turns.
4、對(duì)比：vortex <=> vertex.
中文詞源
vortex 漩風(fēng)，漩渦，渦流來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)vertere,轉(zhuǎn)，旋轉(zhuǎn)，詞源同versus,convert。引申義漩風(fēng)，漩渦，渦流。
英文詞源
- vortex (n.)
- 1650s, "whirlpool, eddying mass," from Latin vortex, variant of vertex "an eddy of water, wind, or flame; whirlpool; whirlwind," from stem of vertere "to turn" (see versus). Plural form is vortices. Became prominent in 17c. theories of astrophysics (by Descartes, etc.). In reference to human affairs, it is attested from 1761. Vorticism as a movement in British arts and literature is attested from 1914, coined by Ezra Pound. Related: Vortical; vorticist.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They were caught up in a whirling vortex of emotion.
- 他們陷入了感情旋渦。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. When marriages break down children are swept into the vortex of their parents' embittered emotions.
- 當(dāng)婚姻破裂時(shí)，孩子們也被卷進(jìn)父母感情日益惡化的漩渦中。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. There are many vortex patterns on synoptic maps.
- 摘要天氣圖上有許多種渦旋型式。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds.
- 極地渦旋是冬季風(fēng)形成的一個(gè)風(fēng)系。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. The pricipal objective in designing cyclones is to create a vortex.
- 設(shè)計(jì)旋風(fēng)除塵器的主要目的在于造成渦旋運(yùn)動(dòng).
來(lái)自辭典例句