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damped

UK //dæmpt//US //dæmpt//

词源

源自中古英语 'dampen'(使潮湿或减弱),可能与古北欧语 'dampi'(蒸汽、湿气)相关,后引申为物理意义上的减弱或抑制。

adjective

❶ 指振动、摆动或波动因受到阻力而逐渐减弱或停止的状态,常用于物理或工程领域描述能量被吸收的过程。

“The oscillations of the pendulum were quickly damped by air resistance.”

(摆锤的摆动很快被空气阻力减弱了。)

“The engineer designed a system with damped vibrations to reduce noise.”

(工程师设计了一个带有减振功能的系统来降低噪音。)

同义词:attenuated, muffled, softened, suppressed, cushioned

常见短语

damped oscillation — 指因摩擦力或阻力而逐渐减弱的周期性振动,常见于物理学和工程学中描述能量逐渐耗散的系统。

“The damped oscillation of the spring eventually came to a stop.”

(弹簧的阻尼振荡最终停止了。)