Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #16834
axiomata
公理；自明之理
axiomata is the plural of axiom.
axiom
- 1.
A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
基于假设的看似不证自明或必然的真理；实际上无法证明或反驳的原则或命题。
- 2.
A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
作为定理推导基础的基本假设；公设(有时与公设区分,公理普遍适用,而公设特定于某门科学或语境)。
- 3.
An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
某些艺术实践或科学中普遍接受的原则。
基于假设的看似不证自明或必然的真理；实际上无法证明或反驳的原则或命题。；作为定理推导基础的基本假设；公设(有时与公设区分,公理普遍适用,而公设特定于某门科学或语境)。；某些艺术实践或科学中普遍接受的原则。；自明之理；公理
In use
In geometry class, we learned that an axiom is accepted without proof.
It is an axiom of good business that customers come first.
The researcher questioned whether that mathematical axiom still holds true.
it is an axiom that + clause
这个句型用来表达被认为不证自明的道理或普遍原则。
It is an axiom that every effect has a cause.
每一个结果都有其原因，这是一条公理。
the axiom that + clause
axiom 在日常英语中可指公认的格言或自明之理。
She repeated the old axiom that honesty is the best policy.
她重复了那句古老的格言：诚实是最好的策略。
the axiom of + noun
在数学和逻辑学中，axiom of ... 是常见的术语结构，表示某条公理。
Connections
Collocations
- axiom of choice
- 选择公理
- The axiom of choice is one of the most debated principles in set theory.选择公理是集合论中最具争议的原则之一。
- mathematical axiom
- 数学公理
- In Euclidean geometry, every theorem is derived from a small set of mathematical axioms.在欧几里得几何中，每个定理都从一小套数学公理推导出来。
- fundamental axiom
- 基本原理
- A fundamental axiom of economics is that people respond to incentives.经济学的一个基本原理是，人们会对激励作出反应。
- old axiom
- 古老的格言；老话
- According to the old axiom, honesty is the best policy.正如老话所说，诚实是上策。
- axiom system
- 公理体系
- The mathematician proposed a new axiom system for probability theory.这位数学家为概率论提出了一个新的公理体系。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
axiom 首字母 ax 像斧头（axe），想象它劈开疑问，剩下的就是自明的公理。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：数学与逻辑学讨论、学术写作、哲理论证 该词通常用于较正式的学术或理论语境，多出现在数学、逻辑和哲学讨论中；日常口语里较少见，即便用于比喻也多带正式色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English words rhyme exactly with axiom /ˈæksiəm/. Axis and axle share the initial ax-/axi- spelling; idiom shares the final -iom spelling; calcium has the same final /siəm/ sound but is spelled -ium. Beware lookalikes: maxim /ˈmæksɪm/ and axion /ˈæksiɒn/ are not rhymes.
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