Maximal means as much, or as large, as it is possible to be — the top end, with nothing more to add. It is more technical than everyday maximum.

Maximal最大的 means as much, or as large, as it is possible to be意思是盡可能地多，或盡可能地大 —— the top end就是頂點, with nothing more to add已經沒有更多可以加了. It它 is more technical than everyday maximum比日常用的maximum更專業一點.

Scientists, mathematicians, and lawyers like it: maximal effect, maximal size, a maximal set. In ordinary talk, people just say maximum or the most.

Scientists, mathematicians, and lawyers科學家、數學家和律師 like it很愛用這個字: maximal effect像maximal effect最大效果, maximal size maximal size最大尺寸, a maximal set a maximal set最大集合. In ordinary talk在日常對話裡, people人們 just say maximum or the most就只會說maximum或the most就好.

Though actually, maximal and maximum are close family, not twins. Maximum is the usual noun, and very often the adjective too: the maximum speed.

Though actually不過事實上, maximal and maximum maximal和maximum are close family是關係很近的家族, not twins但不是雙胞胎. Maximum maximum is the usual noun是一般常用的名詞, and very often the adjective too而且常常也當形容詞: the maximum speed像the maximum speed最高速限.

Maximal is almost only an adjective, and it often means "as large as this system will allow," not "the single highest number written on a board." You would not thank someone for "maximal help" in casual speech; it would sound stiff. The word is simply maximum with -al on the end.

Maximal maximal is almost only an adjective幾乎只當形容詞用, and it並且它 often means “as large as this system will allow,”常常意思是「這個系統所能允許的最大值」, not “the single highest number written on a board.”而不是「寫在板子上的那個最高的數字」. You你 would not thank someone for “maximal help” in casual speech在平常口語裡不會跟人說謝謝你的「maximal help」; it它聽起來 would sound stiff會很生硬. The word這個字 is simply maximum with -al on the end就只是maximum後面加上-al而已.