equilibrium
英 [ˌek.wɪˈlɪb.ri.əm]
美 [ˌiː.kwəˈlɪb.ri.əm]
equilibrium 平衡equ-, 平等,相等。-libra, 秤,见Libra, 天秤座。
- equilibrium (n.)
- c. 1600, "state of mental balance," from Latin aequilibrium "an even balance; a horizontal position," from aequilibris "equal, level, horizontal, evenly balanced," from aequus "equal" (see equal (adj.)) + libra "a balance, scale, plummet" (see Libra). Related: Equilibrious.
- 1. He had recovered his equilibrium and even his good humour, somehow.
- 不知怎的,他已经恢复了平静,连心情也变好了。
- 2. Stocks seesawed ever lower until prices found some new level of equilibrium.
- 股票在震荡中进一步下跌,直到股价达到某个新的平衡点。
- 3. Any disturbance to the body's state of equilibrium can produce stress.
- 对身体平衡状态的任何干扰都可能产生压力。
- 4. Change in the world around us disturbs our inner equilibrium.
- 我们周围世界的变化扰乱了我们内心的平静.
- 5. This brings us to the general meaning and effect of economic equilibrium.
- 这就将我们带入经济均衡(equilibrium)的一般意义和影响的问题上.