infinity
noun /ɪnˈfɪnəti/
/ɪnˈfɪnəti/
(plural infinities)
- [uncountable] (also infinities [plural])the state of having no end or limit
无限;无穷 - the infinity/infinities of space
太空的无垠
- the infinity/infinities of space
- [uncountable] a point far away that can never be reached
无限远的点;无穷远 - The landscape seemed to stretch into infinity.
风景似乎延伸到了无穷远处。
- He could have jumped off the cliff into infinity.
他本来有可能跳下悬崖进入广漠无限之中。 - In this weather the cliff face was a foggy drop into infinity.
在这种天气条件下,雾蒙蒙的悬崖隐入广漠无限之中。 - Theoretically, a line can extend into infinity.
理论上直线可以无限延伸。 - Parallel lines appear to meet at infinity.
平行线似乎在无限远处相交。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + infinity- extend into
- extend to
- stretch into
- …
- at infinity
- into infinity
- The landscape seemed to stretch into infinity.
- (symbol ∞)[uncountable, countable] (mathematics
) a number larger than any other数学 无穷大(的数) - The number tends towards infinity.
数字趋于无穷大。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + infinity- approach
- tend to
- tend towards/toward
- …
- at infinity
- The number tends towards infinity.
- [singular] a large amount that is impossible to count
无法计算的量;无限大的量 - an infinity of stars
数不清的星星
- an infinity of stars
词源late Middle English: from Old French infinite or Latin infinitas, from infinitus, from in- ‘not’ + finitus ‘finished, finite’, past participle of finire, from finis ‘end’.