infinity

• n. 無窮；無限大；無限距

來自infinite,無限的。

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."

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

在這種天氣條件下,霧蒙蒙的懸崖隱入廣漠無限之中.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. It is impossible to count up to infinity.

不可能數到無窮大.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Theoretically, a line can extend into infinity.

從理論上來說直線可以無限地延伸.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Parallel lines converge at infinity.

平行線永不相交.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

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

田野被大雪覆蓋,白茫茫的一眼望不到邊.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》