gravity

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n. 地心引力, 重力 [化] 重力

发音

UK /ˈɡɹævɪti/
US /ˈɡɹævəti/
US /-ɾi/

词形变化

gravities 复数 gravities

别名

gee

教材释义与例句

名词

重力，地心引力；严重性；庄严

the force that causes something to fall to the ground or to be attracted to another planet

the force of gravity

重力

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Senses relating to seriousness.

    Of an activity such as a ceremony, a person's conduct, etc.: the quality of being deeply serious and solemn, especially in a dignified manner; seriousness, solemnity; (countable, archaic or obsolete) a serious or solemn thing, such as a matter, a comment, etc.

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    Senses relating to seriousness.

    Of an activity, situation, words, etc.: the quality of having important or serious consequences; importance, seriousness.

    不可数 可数

    I hope you appreciate the gravity of the situation.

  3. 3.

    Senses relating to seriousness.

    Authority, influence, weight; also, used as a title for a person with authority or influence.

    废旧 不可数 可数
  4. 4.

    Senses relating to physical qualities.

    The lowness in pitch of a note, a sound, etc.

    不可数 音乐 可数
  5. 5.

    Senses relating to physical qualities.

    Synonym of gravitation (“the fundamental force of attraction which exists between all matter in the universe that tends to draw bodies towards each other, due to matter causing the curvature of spacetime”); also, a physical law attempting to account for the phenomena of this force.

    不可数 物理 可数

    Aristotelian gravity Newtonian gravity

  6. 6.

    Senses relating to physical qualities.

    Synonym of g-force (“the acceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field, expressed in multiples of g0 (the mean acceleration due to gravity (sense 2.2.1) at the Earth's surface)”).

    可数 过时 物理 不可数
  7. 7.

    Senses relating to physical qualities.

    Dated except in centre of gravity: specific gravity or relative density (“a dimensionless measure which is the ratio of the mass of a substance to that of some reference substance (chiefly an equal volume of water at 4°C)”); also, heaviness, weight.

    过时 不可数 物理 可数
  8. 8.

    Senses relating to physical qualities.

    The tendency to have weight and thus move downwards, formerly believed to be an inherent quality of some objects.

    废旧 不可数 物理 可数
  9. 9.

    Senses relating to physical qualities.

    The quality of being unable or unwilling to move quickly; heaviness, sluggishness.

    废旧 罕用 不可数 可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 8

sobriety gravitation solemnity graveness gravitational force soberness somberness sombreness

反义词 1

levity

上位词 6

feeling attraction sincerity seriousness earnestness serious-mindedness

下位词 5

sincerity seriousness earnestness stuffiness stodginess

相关短语

gravity bong gravity meter 重差计，重力仪 gravity wind gravity boots gravity meters gravity bongs gravity assist gravity slingshot gravity drop gravity cell [化] 重力电池 gravity cells [医] 重力电池 gravity assists gravity wave 重力波 gravity waves gravity brightened

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin gravitāslbor. French gravitébor. ▲ Latin gravitāslbor. English gravity Borrowed from French gravité (“seriousness, solemnity; severity; (physics) gravity”), or from its etymon Latin gravitās (“heaviness, weight; seriousness; severity”) + English -ity (suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns). Gravitās is derived from gravis (“heavy; grave, serious”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”)) + -tās (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns indicating states of being). The English word was first used figuratively, and gained the senses relating to physical qualities in the 17th century. Doublet of gravitas.

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