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inertia

UK /ɪˈnɜːʃə/US /ɪˈnɜːrʃə/

词源

源自拉丁语 'iners'(意为不活跃的)+ 后缀 '-ia',17世纪通过法语进入英语。

noun

❶ 物理学中指物体保持静止或匀速直线运动状态的特性,除非有外力作用才会改变。

“The car kept moving due to inertia after the engine was turned off.”

(发动机关闭后,汽车因惯性继续移动。)

“It's hard to stop a heavy truck because of its large inertia.”

(重型卡车由于惯性大很难停下来。)

❶ 比喻人或组织不愿改变现状、抗拒变化的倾向或惰性。

“The company failed to adapt because of bureaucratic inertia.”

(由于官僚惰性,该公司未能适应变化。)

“Social inertia makes it difficult to change old traditions.”

(社会惯性使得改变旧传统很困难。)

同义词:inactivity, laziness, unwillingness

常见短语

moment of inertia — 物理学中物体抵抗角加速度能力的量度,与质量分布有关。

“The moment of inertia determines how easily an object can rotate.”

(转动惯量决定物体旋转的难易程度。)