universe是什么意思

universe: universe: [14] Universe denotes etymologically ‘turned into one’, hence ‘whole, indivisible’. It goes back ultimately to Latin ūniversus ‘whole, entire’, a compound adjective formed from ūnus ‘one’ and versus, the past participle of vertere ‘turn’. Its neuter form, ūniversum, was used as a noun meaning the ‘whole world’ (based on the model of Greek to hólon ‘the whole’), and this passed into English via Old French univers. The Latin derivative ūniversālis gave English universal [14].
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universe (n.): 1580s, "the whole world, cosmos, the totality of existing things," from Old French univers (12c.), from Latin universum "all things, everybody, all people, the whole world," noun use of neuter of adjective universus "all together, all in one, whole, entire, relating to all," literally "turned into one," from unus "one" (see one) + versus, past participle of vertere "to turn" (see versus).

双语例句

1. Early astronomers thought that our planet was the centre of the universe.: 早期的天文学家认为我们的星球是宇宙的中心。

3. Mankind's knowledge of the universe has increased beyond measure.: 人类对于宇宙的了解已经大为增加。

5. The whole universe exists eternally in that one infinite being.: 整个宇宙在无限的空间中永生。