單詞
volatile
英 ['v?l?ta?l]
美['vɑl?tl]
基本信息
- adj. [化學(xué)] 揮發(fā)性的；不穩(wěn)定的；爆炸性的；反覆無常的
- n. 揮發(fā)物；有翅的動物
- n. (Volatile)人名；(意)沃拉蒂萊
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詞態(tài)變化
名詞:?volatility;
中文詞源
volatile 浮動的，易揮發(fā)的
來自拉丁語volare,飛，可能來自will,意愿，引申義浮動的，揮發(fā)的。
英文詞源
- volatile
- volatile: see volley
- volatile (adj.)
- 1590s "fine or light," also "evaporating rapidly" (c. 1600), from Middle French volatile, from Latin volatilis "fleeting, transitory; swift, rapid; flying, winged," from past participle stem of volare "to fly" (see volant). Sense of "readily changing, flighty, fickle" is first recorded 1640s. Volatiles in Middle English meant "birds, butterflies, and other winged creatures" (c. 1300).
雙語例句
- 1. There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.
- 以前曾發(fā)生過暴亂，現(xiàn)在局勢不太穩(wěn)定。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's thought that the blast occurred when volatile chemicals exploded.
- 人們認為，易揮發(fā)的化學(xué)物質(zhì)爆炸時產(chǎn)生了沖擊波。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Armed soldiers guard the streets in this volatile atmosphere.
- 目前局勢動蕩不定，有武裝士兵在街道上警戒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. First McNeil had to cool down the volatile Australian 20-year old.
- 首先麥克尼爾得讓那個脾氣暴躁的20歲澳大利亞小伙子冷靜下來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He accompanied the volatile actress to Hollywood the following year.
- 第二年他陪著這位情緒無常的女演員去了好萊塢。
來自柯林斯例句
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