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axiom

UK //ˈæk.si.əm//US //ˈæk.si.əm//

词源

源自希腊语 'axios'(值得的)+ '-oma'(抽象名词后缀),15世纪通过拉丁语 'axioma' 进入英语,原意为“值得认可的原则”。

noun

❶ 公理,指被普遍接受为真实且无需证明的基本原理或命题,常用于数学、逻辑学等领域。

“Euclid's axioms form the foundation of classical geometry.”

(欧几里得的公理构成了古典几何学的基础。)

“In mathematics, an axiom is a statement that is assumed to be true without proof.”

(在数学中,公理是被假定为真而无需证明的陈述。)

❶ 普遍真理,指被广泛认可的基本原则或信条,常用于日常生活或哲学讨论。

“It's an axiom in business that customer satisfaction leads to success.”

(顾客满意带来成功是商业中的普遍真理。)

“The old axiom 'time is money' still holds true today.”

(“时间就是金钱”这一古老信条至今仍适用。)

同义词:principle, maxim, truism

常见短语

axiomatic truth — 不证自明的真理,指那些被认为明显正确、无需论证的基本事实。

“The statement 'two parallel lines never meet' is considered an axiomatic truth in Euclidean geometry.”

(“两条平行线永不相交”在欧几里得几何中被视为不证自明的真理。)

take as an axiom — 把某事当作公理接受,意味着不加质疑地将其作为讨论或推理的基础。

“In this debate, let's take as an axiom that all humans deserve equal rights.”

(在这场辩论中,让我们把“所有人都应享有平等权利”作为公理接受。)