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Symmetry ˈsɪmətri Equal Noun Quality N Var 可变名词 Symmetrical

This flashcard defines "symmetry" as having symmetrical shape, design, or structure. It also refers to symmetry in relationships or agreements as equal giving and receiving, and symmetry between countries or situations as close similarity.

This flashcard defines "symmetry" as having symmetrical shape, design, or structure. It also refers to symmetry in relationships or agreements as equal giving and receiving, and symmetry between countries or situations as close similarity.

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/sɪ̱mɪtri/
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[N-VAR 可变名词](形状、设计或结构的)对称,匀称 Something that has symmetry is symmetrical in shape, design, or structure.
  • ...the incredible beauty and symmetry of a snowflake...

    雪花难以置信的美丽和对称

  • I loved the house because it had perfect symmetry...

    我喜欢这所房子,因为它非常对称。

  • Their own lives already seemed to possess the symmetries of narrative art.

    他们自己的生活似乎已经拥有叙事艺术的对称性。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](数量的)相等,相当 Symmetry in a relationship or agreement is the fact of both sides giving and receiving an equal amount.
  • The superpowers pledged to maintain symmetry in their arms shipments.

    超级大国承诺在武器运输方面要保持数量均衡。

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[N-VAR 可变名词](国家、机构、局势的)相似,相仿 You can refer to symmetry between countries, institutions, or situations if you think that there is a close similarity between them.
  • He said that Britain would not rejoin the ERM 'until there is much greater symmetry between our economy and other European economies.'

    他说在英国经济与其他欧洲国家的经济实现更大的趋同性之前,英国不会重新加入欧洲汇率机制。


Oxford sym·metry / ˈsɪmətri ; NAmE ˈsɪmətri / noun [uncountable ] 1 the exact match in size and shape between two halves, parts or sides of sth 对称 the perfect symmetry of the garden design 花园图案的完全对称 2 the quality of being very similar or equal 相似;相仿;相等 the increasing symmetry between men's and women's jobs 男女职业的日渐趋同 symmetry symmetries sym·metry / ˈsɪmətri ; NAmE ˈsɪmətri /
LDC
symmetrysym‧me‧try /ˈsɪmətri/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
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1the quality of being symmetrical OPP  asymmetrysymmetry of the symmetry of the design2the quality that a situation has when two events or actions seem to be balanced or equal in some way OPP  asymmetry:  There was a certain symmetry to coming back to New York, where I started my artistic life all those years ago.
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symmetry

[ˈsɪmətri]

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NOUN10727
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Spoken:

12985985
匀称(79%),整齐(21%)
n.对称(性);整齐,匀称

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