axiom
英 ['æksɪəm]
美 ['æksɪəm]
axiom 中文词源
axiom 公理来自词根ag, 做。从实践中总结出来的理论。
axiom 英文词源
- axiom (n.)
- late 15c., from Middle French axiome, from Latin axioma, from Greek axioma "authority," literally "that which is thought worthy or fit," from axioun "to think worthy," from axios "worthy, worth, of like value, weighing as much," from PIE adjective *ag-ty-o- "weighty," from root *ag- "to drive, draw, move" (see act (n.)).
Axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon our pulses. [Keats, letter, May 3, 1818]
axiom 双语例句
1. It is a widely held axiom that they should not negotiate with terrorists. 他们不应与恐怖分子谈判是普遍接受的公理. 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. It is an axiom in the business world that a satisfied customer is the best advertisement.
- 满意的顾客是最好的广告,这是商界的格言.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. The concern about this axiom stemmed from the fact.
- 对于这个公理的考虑是基于这样的事实.
来自辞典例句
- 4. This statement is the fundamental axiom that distinguished chemistry from alchemy.
- 这个论述是化学区别于炼金术的基本定律.
来自辞典例句
- 5. It'seemed clear to him that this axiom could be dispensed with.
- 看来他清楚地认识到这个公理能够去掉.
来自辞典例句