magnitude

名詞

1. 1

   重要性、嚴重性、重大

   Few people understood the magnitude of the crisis at first.

   起初很少人了解這場危機的嚴重性。

2. 2

   規模、大小、程度

   The magnitude of the damage surprised even the engineers.

   損害的規模連工程師都感到驚訝。

3. 3

   震級、規模地震

   An earthquake of magnitude seven struck the coast last night.

   昨晚規模七的地震侵襲了沿海地區。

4. 4

   數量級常用於 orders of magnitude

   The new chip is an order of magnitude faster than the old one.

   這款新晶片比舊的快了一個數量級。

5. 5

   星等天文

   Stars of the sixth magnitude are barely visible to the naked eye.

   六等星幾乎無法用肉眼看見。