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Centrifugal Adj Latin Sen'trifjugəl 离心的 英 离心的(Moving Tending

单词 centrifugal
音标 [sen'trifjugəl]
解释 adj. 离心的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 离心的(moving or tending to move away from a center)
【记】 centri(中心)+fug(逃 跑)+al→逃离中心的 →离心的
【同】 同根词:refugee(避 难者); fugitive(逃犯)
字源 centrifugal (adj.)
1690s, with adjectival suffix -al (1) + Modern Latin centrifugus, 1687, coined by Sir Isaac Newton (who wrote in Latin) in "Principia" (which is written in Latin), from Latin centri- alternative comb. form of centrum "center" (see center (n.)) + fugere "to flee" (see fugitive). Centrifugal force is Newton's vis centrifuga.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】centri 中心 + fuge 逃 →逃离中心的→离心

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