calculus
英 ['kælkjʊləs]
美 ['kælkjələs]
中文詞源
calculus 微積分來自詞根calc, 小石子。指古時用小石子計數，現指數學術語微積分。
英文詞源
- calculus (n.)
- 1660s, from Latin calculus "reckoning, account," originally "pebble used as a reckoning counter," diminutive of calx (genitive calcis) "limestone" (see chalk (n.)). Modern mathematical sense is a shortening of differential calculus. Also used from 1732 to mean kidney stones, etc., then generally for "concretion occurring accidentally in the animal body," such as dental plaque. Related: Calculous (adj.).
雙語例句
- 1. I'm specializing in differential and integral calculus.
- 我正專攻微分學和積分學.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. They may have used pebbles to calculate, for the word " calculus " means " pebble ".
- 他們也許是用石子來作計算的, 因“calculus ” 這個字原意是 “ 石子 ”.
來自辭典例句
- 3. After studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems.
- 學了微積分之後,你們就能夠解這些數學題了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. All this leads up to the most fundamental of theorems of calculus.
- 綜上所述就導出了微積分學中的最基本的定理.
來自辭典例句
- 5. This is a problem where calculus won't help at all.
- 對於這一題,微積分一點也用不上.
來自辭典例句