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Quantum Latin Kwɑntəm N.量子;定量 英 N.定量 量子(Any Small

单词 quantum
音标 ['kwɑntəm]
解释 n.量子;定量
红宝书 【英】 n.定量; 量子(any of the small subdivisions of a quantized physical magnitude)
【记】 quant(数量)+um→定 量
【同】 同根词:quantity(数 量,总量); quantitative(数量的)
字源 quantum (n.)
1610s, "one's share or portion," from Latin quantum (plural quanta) "as much as, so much as; how much? how far? how great an extent?" neuter singular of correlative pronomial adjective quantus "as much" (see quantity). Introduced in physics directly from Latin by Max Planck, 1900; reinforced by Einstein, 1905. Quantum theory is from 1912; quantum mechanics, 1922; quantum jump is first recorded 1954; quantum leap, 1963, often figurative.
不择手段背单词 n. 定量; 量子
【例】the quantum of rainfall(降雨总量)
【记】quant数量, um一定量
【参】quantity(n 数量, 总量)
趣味全助记 【记】quantity + sum 总和

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