magnitude
/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
巨大;重要性;规模;(地震的)震级;(星的)亮度
释义与例句
n.
巨大;重要性;规模
the great size, extent, or importance of something, often so large that it is difficult to deal with
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No one fully understood the magnitude of the disaster at first.
起初没有人完全明白这场灾难的严重程度。
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We are facing a challenge of enormous magnitude.
我们正面临一场规模巨大的挑战。
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The court was shocked by the magnitude of the fraud uncovered in the bank.
法庭对银行中揭露的欺诈规模感到震惊。
n.
(地震的)震级;(星的)亮度
a number that shows the strength of an earthquake or the brightness of a star
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The earthquake reached a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale.
这次地震的震级达到了里氏7.2级。
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Scientists measure the magnitude of an earthquake using sensitive instruments.
科学家使用灵敏仪器测量地震的震级。
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The star has an apparent magnitude of about 2.5.
这颗恒星的视星等约为2.5。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
magnitude 多用于正式语境,强调事物规模或重要性之大;也可作地震“震级”的技术术语。
词族与关联词
同义词
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scale 规模;程度magnitude 强调数量或重要性之大,常用于灾难、问题;scale 更中性,指事物的大小或范围,可大可小。The project was ambitious in both scale and scope. 这个项目在规模和范围上都雄心勃勃。
常见搭配
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the magnitude of ……的规模/严重程度The report revealed the full magnitude of the environmental damage. 报告揭示了环境破坏的全部严重程度。
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of great magnitude 规模巨大的The discovery was an achievement of great magnitude. 这项发现是一项规模巨大的成就。
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earthquake magnitude 地震震级The region experiences earthquakes of low magnitude several times a year. 该地区每年都会发生几次低震级地震。