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Related to, or caused by, the force of gravity — the pull between masses. A gravitational field is the space where that pull can be felt. The Moon’s gravitational pull helps make the tides. A gravitational wave is a tiny ripple in space from huge objects moving. It is the adjective that science prefers: we say gravitational force more often than gravity force. Though actually, everyday English still uses gravity in front of a noun sometimes (a gravity well, zero gravity), so you will meet both patterns. Gravitational just a clearer flag: ‘this is about that force’.
重力的、引力的。重力波一詞,臺灣也常用「重力波」。
組成From gravitation + -al: of or about gravitation. Gravitation itself was borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō.
同家族的字
- gravitationthe noun this adjective is made from
- gravitythe everyday name for the same force
- gravitatethe verb: to be pulled toward something
原始詞典資料1 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。
gravitationaladj/ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/
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Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.
- Unlike most moons of the solar system, ours has the heft, the gravitational gravitas, to pull itself into a sphere.
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。