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Normality is the state in which things happen in the usual, expected way — the feeling that life has gone back to how it “should” feel after a shock, a war, a typhoon, or a very strange week. News writers love a return to normality.
Normality is the state in whichNormality指的是 things happen in the usual, expected way事情照著平常、預期方式發生的狀態 after a shock, a war, a typhoon, or a very strange week在經歷過衝擊、戰爭、颱風,或是很奇怪的一週之後 the feeling that life has gone back to how it "should" feel生活回到「應該」有的感覺 News writers love新聞記者很愛用 a return to normality「回到normality」這個說法
It is a slightly formal noun; in casual talk people often just say “things are back to normal.” Though actually, American English often uses normalcy for the same idea (you will hear it from US politicians), while British school English has long preferred normality. Both are understood.
It is a slightly formal noun這是一個有點正式的名詞 in casual talk people often just say平常講話大家常常只會說 "things are back to normal"「一切都恢復正常了」 Though actually不過其實 American English often uses normalcy for the same idea美式英語常常用normalcy來表達同樣的概念 you will hear it from US politicians你會從美國政治人物口中聽到 while British school English has long preferred normality而英式學校英語則一直偏好用normality Both are understood兩個講法大家都聽得懂
In old chemistry books, normality also names a way of measuring how strong a liquid mix is; that is a lab sense, not the everyday one.
In old chemistry books在舊的化學課本裡 normality also namesnormality也可以指 a way of measuring how strong a liquid mix is一種測量液體混合物濃度的方式 that is a lab sense那是實驗室裡的用法 not the everyday one不是日常的意思
組成normal + -ity (the state of being). It was perhaps modelled on French normalité.
原始詞典資料3 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。
normalitynoun/nɔːˈmæl.ɪ.ti/
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The state of being normal or usual; normalcy.
- Jessie was going to wear pants to school, but her brother persuaded her to wear shorts to preserve normality.
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chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesThe concentration of a solution expressed in gram equivalent weights of solute per litre of solution.
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mathematicssciencesstatisticsA measure of how well an observed distribution approximates a normal distribution.
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。