Precisely at noon an infinitely powerful computer takes all the data and calculates what will happen at each point at 12.01, then 1202, then 12.03.
在正午时分,一个功能巨大的计算机搜集了所有的资料,并算出在每一个点上 12∶01、12∶02、12∶03时可能出现的情况。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 14 The Butterfly Effect

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infinitely ['ɪnfɪnətli] 词频4
adv. 无限地,无穷地;极其;
💡 in 无 + fin范围 + ite...的 + ly ...地→ 无限地, 无穷地
"Is God infinitely good?"
天主是全善的么?
近义:immeasurably, immensely, unmeasurably, boundlessly 反义:limitatively, onerously
powerful ['paʊɚfl] 词频1 词根: 力量
adj. 强大的;权力大的;(药)有效地; adv. 很;非常;
💡 power力量+ful表形容词,“有…的” →有力的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民.
近义:lordly, masterful, mighty, authoritative, potent, puissant 反义:impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
computer [kəm'pjutɚ] 词频2 词根: com
n. (电子)计算机,电脑;
💡 com一起+put认为,思考+er表名词,物 → 帮助一起思考的机器 → 计算机
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义:software, computational, computing
happen ['hæpən] 词频1
vi. 发生;碰巧;出现;偶然遇到;
💡 hap(luck)+pen(动词后缀)→发生;偶然发生;碰巧
"It's frightening to think it could happen again."
想到此事可能再次发生就使人不寒而栗。
近义:arise, issue, occur, pass, supervene, transpire
point [pɔɪnt] 词频1 词根: 刺扎
n. 点;要点;得分;标点; vt. (意思上)指向;削尖;加标点于;指路; vi. 表明;指向;
💡 point(prick)→点;地点;目的;时刻;使锐利;指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
种族间的紧张状态已达到一触即发的程度。
近义:range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop

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