vortex
英 ['vɔːteks]
美 ['vɔrtɛks]
- n. [航][流] 渦流；漩渦；（動亂，爭論等的）中心；旋風
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. 字麵含義：that which turns.
4、對比：vortex <=> vertex.
中文詞源
vortex 漩風，漩渦，渦流來自拉丁語vertere,轉，旋轉，詞源同versus,convert。引申義漩風，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.
雙語例句
- 1. They were caught up in a whirling vortex of emotion.
- 他們陷入了感情旋渦。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. When marriages break down children are swept into the vortex of their parents' embittered emotions.
- 當婚姻破裂時，孩子們也被卷進父母感情日益惡化的漩渦中。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There are many vortex patterns on synoptic maps.
- 摘要天氣圖上有許多種渦旋型式。
來自辭典例句
- 4. The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds.
- 極地渦旋是冬季風形成的一個風係。
來自辭典例句
- 5. The pricipal objective in designing cyclones is to create a vortex.
- 設計旋風除塵器的主要目的在於造成渦旋運動.
來自辭典例句