Word · Frequency #9198
homogeneous
同类的；相似的；性质相同的
核心释义
of the same kind or nature; similar or alike
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Of the same kind; alike, similar.
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同类的或性质相同的
all of the same or similar kind or nature
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Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
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In the same state of matter.
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In any of several technical senses uniform; scalable; having its behavior or form determined by, or the same as, its behavior on or form at a smaller component (of its domain of definition, of itself, etc.).
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The function f(x,y)#61;x2#43;x2y#43;y2 is not homogeneous on all of #92;mathbb#123;R#125;2 because f(2,2)#61;16#92;neq 2k#42;3#61;2kf(1,1) for any k, but f is homogeneous on the subspace of #92;mathbb#123;R#125;2 spanned by (1,0) because f(#92;alphax,#92;alphay)#61;#92;alphax2#61;#92;alpha2f(x,y) for all (x,y)#92;in#92;operatorname#123;Span#125;#92;#123;(1,0)#92;#125;.
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In ordinary differential equations (by analogy with the case for polynomial and functional homogeneity):
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In abstract algebra and geometry:
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In miscellaneous other senses:
均匀的；成分相同的；均质的；同一物态的；同相的；齐次的；均匀的；同一形式的；同类的或性质相同的；同种的
用法In use
The population of this small town is remarkably homogeneous, with most residents sharing a similar cultural background.
用法提示：句中 homogeneous 作形容词，表示‘同质的、由相似成分构成的’，修饰名词 population。
In chemistry, a homogeneous mixture has the same composition throughout, like salt dissolved in water.
用法提示：句中 homogeneous 作形容词，表示‘均匀的’，修饰名词 mixture。
The company's workforce is becoming less homogeneous as it hires people from diverse industries.
用法提示：句中 homogeneous 作形容词，表示‘单一的、同质的’，用于比较级 less homogeneous。
a close-knit homogeneous group
homogeneous + noun
The company's workforce is a homogeneous group.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- homogeneous group
- 同质群体
- The study focused on a homogeneous group of participants.该研究集中于一组同质的参与者。
- homogeneous mixture
- 均匀混合物
- Stir the solution until it becomes a homogeneous mixture.搅拌溶液直到它变成均匀的混合物。
- homogeneous population
- 同质人群
- The village had a remarkably homogeneous population in terms of ethnicity.这个村庄在种族方面有着显著同质的人口。
- homogeneous society
- 同质社会
- Japan is often described as a homogeneous society.日本常被描述为一个同质社会。
- homogeneous distribution
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把homo联想为'相同'，gene联想为'基因'，homogeneous就是基因相同，即同质的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术语境、科学描述 此词多用于正式或学术语境，描述事物内部成分性质相同或均匀。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like spontaneous, simultaneous, instantaneous, miscellaneous, and heterogeneous share the /niəs/ ending with homogeneous, though stress may differ. Beware of words like 'courteous' (/ˈkɜːrtiəs/) which have a different ending sound despite the -eous spelling.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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