核心畫面
You can hold it as the very first letter of the Greek alphabet, α — the one that comes at the head of the line. Because it stands first, it easily comes to mean 'the beginning', the starting point of a series.
可以想成：希臘字母排隊時站在最前頭的那一個——α。正因為它是「第一個」，很自然就被拿來代表「開端、起點」，一串東西最…更多收起
可以想成：希臘字母排隊時站在最前頭的那一個——α。正因為它是「第一個」，很自然就被拿來代表「開端、起點」，一串東西最前面的那一頭。原始詞典資料27 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Alphaname
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A placename.
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A placename.
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A placename.
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A placename.
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A placename.
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A placename.
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Former name of the International Space Station.
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computingengineeringmathematicsA RISC CPU instruction set architecture developed and marketed by Digital Equipment Corporation (then later by Compaq and then Hewlett-Packard) from 1992 until 2004.
Alphanoun
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A member of Generation Alpha.
- They are being partially replaced by a new generation – the Alphas, which cover children aged nine or under and account for 12 per cent of all Australians.
- And if, as Twenge argues, the proliferation of internet-enabled devices is the defining factor in Gen Z’s profile — and the main root of its problems — the Alphas, or Polars, remain an open question.
alphanoun/ˈæl.fə/
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The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
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Latin alpha: the Latin letter Ɑ (minuscule: ɑ).
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sciencesThe name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
- I will attempt to make an alpha particle ("α-particle") with the Large Hadron Collider.
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businessfinanceThe return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
- Similarly, alphas are 2.33% larger than that of the equivalent monthly alphas using compounded returns while no changes can be found using arithmetic returns.
- To investment professionals, “alpha” is the return over and above the market return. If in a given year the S. & P. 500 returns fifteen per cent and an equity-fund manager generates a return of twenty per cent, his alpha is five per cent.
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A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male).
- Being a beta male in a species with alphas doesn't mean you have to sit out the mating game.
- I'm still turned on by alpha males. I think there are only a couple of other men that turn me on . . . ones that are clearly not alphas.
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computingengineeringmathematicsThe first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.
- We will assume you got the .tgz version—later 2.x series versions such as 2.5.2 or 2.6.0 should be okay, provided they are production releases (not alphas, betas, or release candidates).
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aeronauticsaerospaceaviationAn angle of attack.
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computer-graphicscomputingengineeringThe level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
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mathematicssciencesstatisticsThe significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
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slanglifestyleIn omegaverse fiction, a person of a dominant secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.
- Sometimes the alphas and omegas are rare, sometimes they are only males, sometimes they have altered sex organs.
- Sherlock realizes that John, despite being an alpha, sees and loves Sherlock for who he is, "a brilliant, mad, nutter of a man," instead of only wanting him for his reproductive functions, his ability to become pregnant.
alphaadj/ˈæl.fə/
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Designates the first in an order of precedence.
- I am the alpha male.
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Exhibiting characteristics of the alpha male/female archetype.
- And thank you. Seriously. I'll call you later. You better. I'm feeling pretty alpha now. Yes, you are.
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astronomynatural-sciencesDesignates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of a constellation.
- When interstellar travel becomes feasible, I plan to visit Alpha Centauri.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。