Word · Frequency #29870
orthogonal
无关的;不相干的
核心释义
此处指“与讨论无关”,而非数学中的“正交”
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
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垂直的;正交的
Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
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与所考虑的问题无关的
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
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内积为零的;正交的
Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
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统计上不相关的
statistically unrelated
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转置等于逆的;正交矩阵的
Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
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具有一组相互垂直的轴;成直角的
having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
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保角变换的;正交的
Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
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垂直或水平的;非对角线的
Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
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在正交格中,一对元素中每个元素小于或等于另一个的正交补的情况。
Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.
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统计上独立,指变量。
Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
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问题的两个或多个方面可以单独处理;设计上表现出一致性和可组合性。
Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability.
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两个或多个问题或主题彼此独立或无关。
Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.
垂直的;正交的;与所考虑的问题无关的;内积为零的;正交的;统计上不相关的;转置等于逆的;正交矩阵的
用法In use
The committee decided that his comments were orthogonal to the main agenda, so they moved on without discussing them.
用法提示:形容词,表示“与……无关”,说明评论与议程没有关联。
Whether she likes the design is orthogonal to its technical performance; both factors matter in the final choice.
用法提示:形容词,表示“独立的、不相关的”,说明两个事物互不影响。
In this discussion, the budget question is orthogonal to the security issue, so please keep them separate.
用法提示:形容词,表示“不相关的”,强调某个话题与当前问题没有直接关系。
wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes
be orthogonal to sth
用于几何学,意为垂直或正交。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- orthogonal to the issue
- 与当前问题无关
- His remarks were orthogonal to the issue we were discussing.他的言论与我们正在讨论的问题无关。
- completely orthogonal
- 完全无关的
- That suggestion is completely orthogonal to the topic at hand.那个建议与手头的话题完全无关。
- orthogonal question
- 不相干的问题
- This is an orthogonal question, so we'll set it aside for now.这是一个不相干的问题,所以我们先把它放到一边。
- largely orthogonal
- 基本无关的
- The cost concerns are largely orthogonal to the technical feasibility.成本方面的顾虑与技术可行性基本无关。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆:数学里“正交”(orthogonal)的两条线方向无关,所以引申为“不相干的”;看到 ortho- 开头就想到“互不搭界”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:学术写作、技术讨论 该词义多用于正式或专业语境,指“无关的、不相干的”,与几何学中“正交的”含义不同。比较常见于技术文档、学术文章或逻辑论证中,口语中很少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
形容词常接to;名词可数
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 orthogonal 完全押韵(重读元音 /ɔ/ 及之后的音素一致)。下列 -gonal 拼写相近的词发音不同,注意重音和元音:diagonal /daɪˈæɡənəl/、polygonal /pəˈlɪɡənəl/、octagonal /ɑkˈtæɡənəl/、pentagonal /pɛnˈtæɡənəl/、hexagonal /hɛkˈsæɡənəl/。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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