uniformity

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n. 无差异, 同样, 划一, 一致 [医] 均匀性

发音

UK /ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/
其它
US /ˌjunɪˈfɔɹməti/
US /-ɾi/

词形变化

uniformities 复数 uniformities

教材释义与例句

名词

均匀性;一致;同样

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    The quality or state of being uniform.

    The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    The quality or state of being uniform.

    Often followed by of: the quality or state of a thing always having the same characteristics or form; consistency or regularity in appearance or operation.

    不可数

    The uniformity of the decor

  3. 3.

    The quality or state of being uniform.

    Often followed by of: especially of one's life: lack of variety; tedious sameness; monotony.

    不可数
  4. 4.

    The quality or state of being uniform.

    The condition or state described by uniformitarianism (“the scientific principle that natural laws and processes operated in the past in the same way and at the same rates that they operate today, and sometimes in the same way everywhere in the universe as well”).

    不可数 地质
  5. 5.

    The quality or state of being uniform.

    Adherence to or conformity with one viewpoint, set of observances, etc.

    不可数 宗教

词汇关系

词源

From Late Middle English uniformite, uniformitie (“conformity or equality among several parts; similar degree”), borrowed from Old French uniformité (“uniformity”) (modern French uniformité), or from its etymon Late Latin ūniformitās, from Latin ūnifōrmis (“having only one form or shape, uniform”) + -itās (a variant of -tās (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being)). Ūnifōrmis is derived from ūni- (prefix meaning ‘one’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”)) + -fōrmis (suffix meaning having the form of) (from fōrma (“appearance, form, shape”); further etymology unknown). By surface analysis, uniform + -ity.

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