infinite

【发音】

美 /'ɪnfɪnət/ 英 /'ɪnfɪnət/

【翻译】

1. adj. 无限的， 无数的

   英释:without limits in space or time

【记忆】

in(无) ＋ fin(结束) ＋ ite(…的) → 没有结尾的 → 无限的

【短语】

1. infinite loop : 无限循环

2. infinite space : 无限空间

3. infinite variety : 多种多样

4. infinite bus : 无限大容量母线；无限汇流排

5. infinite dimensional : 无限维的

6. infinite medium : 无限介质，无限媒质

7. infinite distance : 无限远距离，无穷远

【例句】

1. The universe is infinite.

   宇宙是无限的。

【真题例句】

1. (2013.12 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...An investigation found that many of the super-rich were baffled by the infinite choices their money made available...

2. (2013.12 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...He found that many of his subjects were confused by the infinite options their money presented them with...

3. (2013.12 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Twitter's huge success is rooted in the simple but profound insight that in a medium with infinite space for self-expression...

4. (2012.6 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...Europe has fallen prey to a different ideological trap: the belief that European governments would always have infinite resources and could continue borrowing as if there were no tomorrow...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.无限的，[数]无穷的；无数的；极大的

   huge/tremendous/thousand/million/boundless/

2. n.无限；[数]无穷大；无限的东西（如空间，时间）

   Mugen/immenseness/

【同根词】

1. adj

   infinitive : 不定式的

   infinitesimal : 无穷小的；无限小的；极小的

2. adv

   infinitely : 无限地；极其

3. n

   infinity : 无穷；无限大；无限距

   infinitive : 不定式

   infinitesimal : 无限小；极微量；极小量

   infinitude : 无限；无穷

   infiniteness : 无限；无限性