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Psi has two very different uses.
PsiPsi has有 two very different uses兩種很不一樣的用法。
In science and engineering, "psi" is a unit for measuring pressure — it stands for "pounds per square inch," and you'll see it most often when checking how much air is in a tire or a ball ("inflate to 32 psi").
In science and engineering在科學和工程領域,'psi' is a unit for measuring pressure「psi」是一個測量壓力的單位 — it stands for它代表 'pounds per square inch,'「pounds per square inch(磅力每平方英吋)」,and而且 you'll see it most often最常見到的情況 when checking how much air is in a tire or a ball是在檢查輪胎或球裡有多少氣的時候('inflate to 32 psi'像「inflate to 32 psi(打氣到32 psi)」這樣)。
Separately, "psi" is also the name of a Greek letter (Ψ, ψ), used in math, physics, and other technical fields as a symbol.
Separately另外,'psi' is also the name of a Greek letter (Ψ, ψ)「psi」也是一個希臘字母的名字(Ψ、ψ),used in math, physics, and other technical fields as a symbol在數學、物理和其他技術領域被當作符號使用。
It's also sometimes used , especially in science fiction, to talk about "psi powers" — imagined mental powers like reading minds — though this fictional sense is much less exact and just borrows the Greek letter's mysterious feel.
It's also sometimes used informally它有時候也會被非正式使用,especially in science fiction尤其是在科幻作品裡,to talk about 'psi powers'用來說「psi powers(psi能力)」 — imagined mental powers like reading minds指像讀心術這樣想像出來的心靈能力 — though this fictional sense is much less exact不過這種虛構用法沒那麼精確,and just borrows the Greek letter's mysterious feel只是借用希臘字母那種神秘的感覺。
組成The name of a Greek letter, borrowed straight into English for use in science and math.
原始詞典資料7 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。
psinoun詞源 1/psaɪ/
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The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
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literaturemediaparapsychologyA form of psychic energy.
- ‘Come, lad,’ he said. ‘We will take tea together and speak of the noumenon, the psi and other more heterogenous phenomena.’
- When an event is classified as a psi phenomenon, it is claimed that all known channels for the apparent interaction have been eliminated.
psisymbol詞源 2
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Pound per square inch (an imperial unit of pressure)
- Each turbogenerator consisted of a steam turbine, powered by 900 psi of superheated steam, that was coupled by a set of reduction gears to a General Electric marine alternating-current generator operating at 1,800 rpm. Each generator had a capacity of 2,000 kilowatts of three-phase power at 450 volts and 60 hertz. The main 450-volt switchboard was energized by the two turbogenerators. The emergency switchboard, in the emergency generator room, was fed from the main switchboard through an electrical tie.
- For M2, this is typically around 3250 MPa (471,000 psi) when tempered at 300°F (149°C).
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。