- [uncountable] (also infinities [plural])
the state of having no end or limit 无限;无穷 the infinity/infinities of space 太空的无垠
- [uncountable]
a point far away that can never be reached 无限远的点;无穷远 Extra ExamplesHe could have jumped off the cliff into infinity. 他本来有可能跳下悬崖进入广漠无限之中。 In this weather the cliff face was a foggy drop into infinity. 在这种天气条件下,雾蒙蒙的悬崖隐入广漠无限之中。 Theoretically, a line can extend into infinity. 理论上直线可以无限延伸。 Parallel lines appear to meet at infinity. 平行线似乎在无限远处相交。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + infinity- extend into
- extend to
- stretch into
- …
- at infinity
- into infinity
- (symbol ∞)[uncountable, countable] (
mathematics )数学 a number larger than any other 无穷大(的数) The number tends towards infinity. 数字趋于无穷大。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + infinity- approach
- tend to
- tend towards/toward
- …
- at infinity
- [singular]
a large amount that is impossible to count 无法计算的量;无限大的量 an infinity of stars 数不清的星星
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French infinite or Latin infinitas, from infinitus, from in- ‘not’ + finitus ‘finished, finite’, past participle of finire, from finis ‘end’.