googol
英 [ˈgu:gɒl]
美 [ˈgu:gɒl]
googol 中文词源
googol 大数,10 的100 次方
据说是来自19 世纪美国数学家Edward Kasner 的侄子创造的词。Kasner 希望为10 的100 次 方取一个好名字,苦思不得其解,开玩笑问他侄子,他侄子正沉迷于漫画小说人物Barney Google,就建议叫googol.于是,一个新词就诞生了。从某种程度上也反映出取名字的严肃和 随意的双重性质,当想不出一个好名字的时候,很可能就随便取个名字。比较guillotine.
googol 双语例句
They changed the name to google , which stems from the mathematical term " googol . " 然后他们改变了google的名字,这个名字源于数学术语“googol”。 The chances of linda becoming a neurosurgeon are about one in a googol . 琳达要当神经外科医生可真是希望渺茫。 Susan and her googol power characters are now visiting schools and libraries to promote family learning and ways to combine reading and math . 苏珊和她的大数权力人物都转往学校和图书馆,并促进家庭学习相结合的方式阅读和数学. Brin and page found " googol " fitting because it represented a powerful search engine with access to tons of information . 布林和佩奇觉得“googol”更合适,因为它代表着这是个拥有大量信息的强大搜索引擎。 Just five years ago a googol was an obscure , unimaginable concept : the number one followed by 100 zeros . 五年前googol还是一个难懂的无法想象的概念:数字1后面跟着100个0。