英语词汇“finite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINfinite

Origin:

1300-1400 Latin finitus, past participle of finire; ➔ FINISH1

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Oil is a finite resource.
The earth has a finite number of resources which we must protect.
The speed at which light travels is finite.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A straight, uniform and finite line has symmetry about its midpoint.
At any one moment, there is a definite and finite set of possible futures for elementary particles.
But the algorithm is the same finite set of instructions no matter how big the numbers.
How can an infinite intelligence and life everlasting exist within finite bounds?
Rising expectations are driving up demand for gasoline, a finite commodity.
The finite age of the universe is measured in proper time.
Then he took account of the finite size of the planets and treated them as spheres.

Longman Language Activatorwhen there is a limit on the size or amount of something► limited

if something is limited , only a fixed amount is allowed or available: · We only have a limited amount of time in which to finish the work.· Call now - this offer is good for a limited time only.limited to: · The class is limited to 20 students.

► there are limits/there is a limit

if there are limits or there is a limit to something, only a particular amount or number is possible or allowed, and not any more than that: · Of course, we'd like to have as many children as possible attend, but there are limits.there are limits/there is a limit on: · According to the director, there's a limit on the number of computers we can buy.there are limits/there is a limit to: · There are limits to what the human body can tolerate.

► fixed

: fixed number/amount/price etc one which has already been decided and which cannot be made higher or lower: · Our health insurance pays a fixed amount for each type of treatment, regardless of what it actually costs.· fixed interest rates· Fixed costs should be separated from variable costs when working out the annual accounts.

► finite

something that is finite has a limit and an end - use this especially in scientific contexts: · The speed at which light travels is finite.· The earth has a finite number of resources which we must protect.

WORD SETS► Grammar

abbr., abbreviate, verbabbreviation, nounabstract noun, nounaccusative, nounactive, adjectiveadj., adjective, nounadv., adverb, nounadverbial, adjectiveaffix, nounantecedent, nounapposition, nounarticle, nounaspect, nounattributive, adjectiveaux., auxiliary, nounauxiliary verb, nouncase, nouncausal, adjectiveclause, nouncollective noun, nouncommon noun, nouncomparative, adjectivecomparison, nouncomplement, nouncomplex, adjectivecompound, nounconcord, nounconcrete noun, nounconditional, adjectiveconditional, nounconj., conjugate, verbconjugation, nounconjunction, nounconnective, nounconstruction, nouncontinuous, adjectivecontraction, nouncoordinate, adjectivecoordinating conjunction, nouncopula, nouncountable, adjectivecount noun, noundative, noundeclension, noundefinite article, noundemonstrative, adjectivedemonstrative pronoun, noundependent clause, noundeterminer, noundirect discourse, noundirect object, noundirect speech, noundisjunctive, adjectiveditransitive, adjectivedouble negative, noun-ed, suffixending, noun-est, suffix-eth, suffixfeminine, adjectivefinite, adjectiveform, nounfunction word, nounfuture, adjectivegender, noungenitive, noungerund, noungradable, adjectivegrammar, noungrammarian, noungrammatical, adjectivehistoric present, nounhomonym, nounhomophone, nounimperative, adjectiveimperative, nounimpersonal, adjectiveindefinite article, nounindependent clause, nounindicative, nounindicative, adjectiveindirect discourse, nounindirect object, nounindirect speech, nouninfinitive, nouninflect, verbinflected, adjectiveinflection, noun-ing, suffixintensifier, nouninterjection, nouninterrogative, adjectiveinterrogative, nounintransitive, adjectivelinking verb, nounmain clause, nounmasculine, adjectivemodal, nounmodal auxiliary, nounmodal verb, nounmodifier, nounmodify, verbmood, nounn., neuter, adjectivenominal, adjectivenominative, nounnon-finite, adjectivenon-restrictive, adjectivenoun, nounnumber, nounobject, nounparse, verbparticipial, adjectiveparticiple, nounparticle, nounpartitive, nounpart of speech, nounpassive, adjectivepassivize, verbpast, adjectivepast participle, nounpast perfect, nounperfect participle, nounperiphrasis, nounpersonal pronoun, nounphrasal verb, nounphrase, nounpl., plural, nounplural, adjectiveplurality, nounpossessive, adjectivepossessive, nounpredeterminer, nounpredicate, nounpredicative, adjectiveprefix, nounprefix, verbprep., preposition, nounprepositional phrase, nounpres., present participle, nounprogressive, adjectivepronominal, adjectivepronoun, nounproper noun, nounpunctuate, verbpunctuation, nounqualifier, nounquantifier, nounquestion tag, nounreflexive, adjectiveregular, adjectiverelative clause, nounrelative pronoun, nounreported speech, nounrestrictive clause, nounroot, nounrule, nounrun-on sentence, nounsecond person, nounsemicolon, nounsentence, nounsentence adverb, nounsingular, adjectivesolecism, nounsplit infinitive, nounstative, adjectivestem, nounsubject, nounsubjective, adjectivesubjunctive, nounsubordinate clause, nounsubstantive, nounsuffix, nounsuperlative, adjectivesyntactic, adjectivesyntax, nountag, nountense, nountransitive, adjectiveuncountable, adjectivev., variant, nounverb, nounverbal, adjectivevocative, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► finite resources

the Earth’s finite resources

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a finite resource

(=one which is limited in amount, so that it will no longer exist if people continue to use it)· Crude oil is a finite resource.

► finite verb

(=showing tense and person)· 'Was' is a finite verb.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► amount

· It isn't a finite amount that makes your share smaller the more individuals added.· There is a finite amount of government resources we can bring to bear.· This occupies the evaluation faculty of which there is a finite amount.· On the contrary, they are partners for a finite amount of time usually dedicated to a finite objective.· There isn't a finite amount of love to go round so there's a danger some one else might nick your share.

► element

· This is the power of the finite element method.· The finite element and dynamic stiffness methods are introduced and exemplified in simple cases.· The use of parallel processing in finite element analysis.· In this case the subject for the finite element analysis is the bone.

► number

· There would be a finite number - you would be able to count them all.· The series of numbers is like the series of human beings-in-finite numbers of individuals.· In any event there is a finite number of overfed rich providing a flow of plates to be scraped.· What is needed is some basis for estimating the functional from a finite number of experimental results.· There appears to be only a finite number of such theories.· Each partition contains space for a finite number of items which are added and deleted in a pre-defined order.· Similarly there are a finite number of types of module; source, foreign, package, and pmodel.

► resource

· This indeed has been the case ever since self-replicating molecular assemblages evolved to exploit finite resources.· Plastic-producing petroleum is a finite resource.· Social evolution without ecological reference is ultimately a logical impossibility in a world of finite resources.· However, given finite resources, concepts of effectiveness and efficiency must be considered alongside concepts of need.· Large amounts of undeveloped land, a finite resource, have been covered by roads and built development.· The habitat of an animal population offers only finite resources for its use.

► set

· This ability removes the restriction on context-free grammars that only a finite set of grammatical categories are allowed.· At any one moment, there is a definite and finite set of possible futures for elementary particles.· When each state has only a finite set of children, this won't happen.· But the algorithm is the same finite set of instructions no matter how big the numbers.· Bacon's search involves discrete steps in a finite set of directions, rather than steps through a continuum.· In the following, small letters represent natural numbers and capital ones, finite sets of natural numbers.· It is quite easy to restrict normal form programs to finite sets of values.· Small finite sets can be exhibited in several ways.

► state

· Fig 2.1 shows a very simple finite state diagram.· The major failing with finite state grammars is their inability to deal with any dependencies that exist between non-adjacent words. 2.2.3.1.· Finite State Grammars Although finite state grammars are weak they have been used in computational systems.

► time

· At a given moment finite time came into existence out of infinite time.· It was a case of finite time and brainpower too broadly dissipated, Taylor came to think.· This, like the argument about human progress, suggests that the universe can have been going only for a finite time.· The electrical problem arises from the finite time it takes a signal to travel across a chip.

► verb

· It consists of the notional component of the finite verb and the rest of the message.· Here, finite verbs will agree in both cases with the superficially plural pronoun.

WORD FAMILYadjectivefinite ≠ infinite

单词	finite
释义	finitefi‧nite /ˈfaɪnaɪt/ ●○○ AWL adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINfinite Origin: 1300-1400 Latin finitus, past participle of finire; ➔ FINISH1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Oil is a finite resource. The earth has a finite number of resources which we must protect. The speed at which light travels is finite. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A straight, uniform and finite line has symmetry about its midpoint. At any one moment, there is a definite and finite set of possible futures for elementary particles. But the algorithm is the same finite set of instructions no matter how big the numbers. How can an infinite intelligence and life everlasting exist within finite bounds? Rising expectations are driving up demand for gasoline, a finite commodity. The finite age of the universe is measured in proper time. Then he took account of the finite size of the planets and treated them as spheres. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen there is a limit on the size or amount of something► limited if something is limited , only a fixed amount is allowed or available: · We only have a limited amount of time in which to finish the work.· Call now - this offer is good for a limited time only.limited to: · The class is limited to 20 students. ► there are limits/there is a limit if there are limits or there is a limit to something, only a particular amount or number is possible or allowed, and not any more than that: · Of course, we'd like to have as many children as possible attend, but there are limits.there are limits/there is a limit on: · According to the director, there's a limit on the number of computers we can buy.there are limits/there is a limit to: · There are limits to what the human body can tolerate. ► fixed : fixed number/amount/price etc one which has already been decided and which cannot be made higher or lower: · Our health insurance pays a fixed amount for each type of treatment, regardless of what it actually costs.· fixed interest rates· Fixed costs should be separated from variable costs when working out the annual accounts. ► finite something that is finite has a limit and an end - use this especially in scientific contexts: · The speed at which light travels is finite.· The earth has a finite number of resources which we must protect. WORD SETS► Grammar abbr., abbreviate, verbabbreviation, nounabstract noun, nounaccusative, nounactive, adjectiveadj., adjective, nounadv., adverb, nounadverbial, adjectiveaffix, nounantecedent, nounapposition, nounarticle, nounaspect, nounattributive, adjectiveaux., auxiliary, nounauxiliary verb, nouncase, nouncausal, adjectiveclause, nouncollective noun, nouncommon noun, nouncomparative, adjectivecomparison, nouncomplement, nouncomplex, adjectivecompound, nounconcord, nounconcrete noun, nounconditional, adjectiveconditional, nounconj., conjugate, verbconjugation, nounconjunction, nounconnective, nounconstruction, nouncontinuous, adjectivecontraction, nouncoordinate, adjectivecoordinating conjunction, nouncopula, nouncountable, adjectivecount noun, noundative, noundeclension, noundefinite article, noundemonstrative, adjectivedemonstrative pronoun, noundependent clause, noundeterminer, noundirect discourse, noundirect object, noundirect speech, noundisjunctive, adjectiveditransitive, adjectivedouble negative, noun-ed, suffixending, noun-est, suffix-eth, suffixfeminine, adjectivefinite, adjectiveform, nounfunction word, nounfuture, adjectivegender, noungenitive, noungerund, noungradable, adjectivegrammar, noungrammarian, noungrammatical, adjectivehistoric present, nounhomonym, nounhomophone, nounimperative, adjectiveimperative, nounimpersonal, adjectiveindefinite article, nounindependent clause, nounindicative, nounindicative, adjectiveindirect discourse, nounindirect object, nounindirect speech, nouninfinitive, nouninflect, verbinflected, adjectiveinflection, noun-ing, suffixintensifier, nouninterjection, nouninterrogative, adjectiveinterrogative, nounintransitive, adjectivelinking verb, nounmain clause, nounmasculine, adjectivemodal, nounmodal auxiliary, nounmodal verb, nounmodifier, nounmodify, verbmood, nounn., neuter, adjectivenominal, adjectivenominative, nounnon-finite, adjectivenon-restrictive, adjectivenoun, nounnumber, nounobject, nounparse, verbparticipial, adjectiveparticiple, nounparticle, nounpartitive, nounpart of speech, nounpassive, adjectivepassivize, verbpast, adjectivepast participle, nounpast perfect, nounperfect participle, nounperiphrasis, nounpersonal pronoun, nounphrasal verb, nounphrase, nounpl., plural, nounplural, adjectiveplurality, nounpossessive, adjectivepossessive, nounpredeterminer, nounpredicate, nounpredicative, adjectiveprefix, nounprefix, verbprep., preposition, nounprepositional phrase, nounpres., present participle, nounprogressive, adjectivepronominal, adjectivepronoun, nounproper noun, nounpunctuate, verbpunctuation, nounqualifier, nounquantifier, nounquestion tag, nounreflexive, adjectiveregular, adjectiverelative clause, nounrelative pronoun, nounreported speech, nounrestrictive clause, nounroot, nounrule, nounrun-on sentence, nounsecond person, nounsemicolon, nounsentence, nounsentence adverb, nounsingular, adjectivesolecism, nounsplit infinitive, nounstative, adjectivestem, nounsubject, nounsubjective, adjectivesubjunctive, nounsubordinate clause, nounsubstantive, nounsuffix, nounsuperlative, adjectivesyntactic, adjectivesyntax, nountag, nountense, nountransitive, adjectiveuncountable, adjectivev., variant, nounverb, nounverbal, adjectivevocative, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► finite resources the Earth’s finite resources COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a finite resource (=one which is limited in amount, so that it will no longer exist if people continue to use it)· Crude oil is a finite resource. ► finite verb (=showing tense and person)· 'Was' is a finite verb. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► amount · It isn't a finite amount that makes your share smaller the more individuals added.· There is a finite amount of government resources we can bring to bear.· This occupies the evaluation faculty of which there is a finite amount.· On the contrary, they are partners for a finite amount of time usually dedicated to a finite objective.· There isn't a finite amount of love to go round so there's a danger some one else might nick your share. ► element · This is the power of the finite element method.· The finite element and dynamic stiffness methods are introduced and exemplified in simple cases.· The use of parallel processing in finite element analysis.· In this case the subject for the finite element analysis is the bone. ► number · There would be a finite number - you would be able to count them all.· The series of numbers is like the series of human beings-in-finite numbers of individuals.· In any event there is a finite number of overfed rich providing a flow of plates to be scraped.· What is needed is some basis for estimating the functional from a finite number of experimental results.· There appears to be only a finite number of such theories.· Each partition contains space for a finite number of items which are added and deleted in a pre-defined order.· Similarly there are a finite number of types of module; source, foreign, package, and pmodel. ► resource · This indeed has been the case ever since self-replicating molecular assemblages evolved to exploit finite resources.· Plastic-producing petroleum is a finite resource.· Social evolution without ecological reference is ultimately a logical impossibility in a world of finite resources.· However, given finite resources, concepts of effectiveness and efficiency must be considered alongside concepts of need.· Large amounts of undeveloped land, a finite resource, have been covered by roads and built development.· The habitat of an animal population offers only finite resources for its use. ► set · This ability removes the restriction on context-free grammars that only a finite set of grammatical categories are allowed.· At any one moment, there is a definite and finite set of possible futures for elementary particles.· When each state has only a finite set of children, this won't happen.· But the algorithm is the same finite set of instructions no matter how big the numbers.· Bacon's search involves discrete steps in a finite set of directions, rather than steps through a continuum.· In the following, small letters represent natural numbers and capital ones, finite sets of natural numbers.· It is quite easy to restrict normal form programs to finite sets of values.· Small finite sets can be exhibited in several ways. ► state · Fig 2.1 shows a very simple finite state diagram.· The major failing with finite state grammars is their inability to deal with any dependencies that exist between non-adjacent words. 2.2.3.1.· Finite State Grammars Although finite state grammars are weak they have been used in computational systems. ► time · At a given moment finite time came into existence out of infinite time.· It was a case of finite time and brainpower too broadly dissipated, Taylor came to think.· This, like the argument about human progress, suggests that the universe can have been going only for a finite time.· The electrical problem arises from the finite time it takes a signal to travel across a chip. ► verb · It consists of the notional component of the finite verb and the rest of the message.· Here, finite verbs will agree in both cases with the superficially plural pronoun. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectivefinite ≠ infinite 1having an end or a limit OPP infinite: the Earth’s finite resources2technical a finite verb form shows a particular time. ‘Am’, ‘was’, and ‘are’ are examples of finite verb forms, but ‘being’ and ‘been’ are not OPP non-finite
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