chaos
英 ['ke??s]
美['keɑs]
- n. 混沌，混亂
- n. (Chaos)人名；(西)查奧斯
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1. 希臘神話可以說和中國古代神話存在某種程度上的不謀而合，且非常符合中國古代的樸素的哲學(xué)思想，即：太極生兩儀，兩儀生四象，四象生八卦；一生二，二生三、三生萬物的哲學(xué)思想；即由天地合一的混沌狀態(tài)到分出天地，再到其他。如希臘神話的原始神(Chaos)[似乎像是我們的元始天尊]，到分出天地就出現(xiàn)了天神(天王：Uranus / Ouranos)，地神(地母：Gaea / Gaia)，然后到其他神。其生殖方式也符合大自然的進化規(guī)律，即先由無性生殖，即單性生殖，然后進化到有性生殖，即雙性生殖。
2. 應(yīng)該說最初的神，是很抽象的神，是對早已存在事物的抽象化、神化，他們的神的特性是比較模糊的，到后來產(chǎn)生有性生殖后各個神的形象才豐滿起來，才如此的栩栩如生。應(yīng)該是希臘神話要比咱們中國神話要精彩得多，它的神話非常豐滿、完整、復(fù)雜、紛呈，有很多栩栩如生的故事和傳說，并且貼近于人的現(xiàn)實生活，與人的生活有機地耦合在一起，有各種各樣的神，還塑造了很多的英雄形象，并且沒有中國神話中的那些清規(guī)戒律。
2. 應(yīng)該說最初的神，是很抽象的神，是對早已存在事物的抽象化、神化，他們的神的特性是比較模糊的，到后來產(chǎn)生有性生殖后各個神的形象才豐滿起來，才如此的栩栩如生。應(yīng)該是希臘神話要比咱們中國神話要精彩得多，它的神話非常豐滿、完整、復(fù)雜、紛呈，有很多栩栩如生的故事和傳說，并且貼近于人的現(xiàn)實生活，與人的生活有機地耦合在一起，有各種各樣的神，還塑造了很多的英雄形象，并且沒有中國神話中的那些清規(guī)戒律。
中文詞源
chaos 混亂，混沌
來自PIE*gheu, 呵氣，張嘴，詞源同gas, yawn.神學(xué)術(shù)語。
英英釋意
- 1. a state of extreme confusion and disorder
- 2. the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
- 3. (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions
英文詞源
- chaos
- chaos: see gas
- chaos (n.)
- late 14c., "gaping void," from Old French chaos (14c.) or directly from Latin chaos, from Greek khaos "abyss, that which gapes wide open, is vast and empty," from *khnwos, from PIE root *gheu- "to gape, yawn" (cognates: Greek khaino "I yawn," Old English ginian, Old Norse ginnunga-gap; see yawn (v.)).
Meaning "utter confusion" (c. 1600) is extended from theological use of chaos for "the void at the beginning of creation" in Vulgate version of Genesis (1530s in English). The Greek for "disorder" was tarakhe, however the use of chaos here was rooted in Hesiod ("Theogony"), who describes khaos as the primeval emptiness of the Universe, begetter of Erebus and Nyx ("Night"), and in Ovid ("Metamorphoses"), who opposes Khaos to Kosmos, "the ordered Universe." Meaning "orderless confusion" in human affairs is from c. 1600. Chaos theory in the modern mathematical sense is attested from c. 1977.
同義詞辨析
confusion, disorder, disturbance, mess, chaos
這些名詞均表示事物的"混亂"狀態(tài)。
confusion： 指東西攪混在一起，凌亂得難以辨認；也可指思想混亂，以致無法進行正常的思維活動。
disorder： 正式用詞，含義廣泛。指事物因失去原有的秩序而造成混亂；也可指社會中的動亂或騷亂。
disturbance： 主要指社會中政治性的動亂、騷亂；也可指個人或少數(shù)人的鬧事。
mess： 語氣強，口語中較常用的非正式用詞。指既混亂又骯臟，尤指人思想混亂或外表不整潔。
chaos： 著重指令人無能為力或感到絕望的混亂狀態(tài)。突出沒有很好的組織。
考試真題
- It's your creative mind that gets meaning from chaos of experiences and brings order to your world.
出自-2012年6月聽力原文
- That's what happens when you're the world's biggest creditor: you get to drop hints like that, which would be enough by themselves to create international economic chaos if they were ever leaked.
出自-2012年12月閱讀原文
- Kathy, chaos theory seems to be a branch of physics or mathematics.
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
- Chaos theory was developed by scientists, trying to explain the movement of the planets and the changes in environmental conditions
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
- In the 1990s, many economists began to look at chaos theory as a way of providing models for forecasting.
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
- Well, that's a good question, because the basic idea of chaos theory is that there aren't any "models" as such— there aren't guaranteed forms, but rather patterns of change in development
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
- What was chaos theory supposed to do when it was first formulated?
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
- Chaos theory and its applications
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
- A decade ago, this island's ecosystem was in chaos.
2018年12月六級真題（第三套）閱讀 Section A
- Beethoven’s music tends to move from chaos to order as if order were an imperative of human existence.
出自-2014年考研翻譯原文
實用場景例句
- economic/political/domestic chaos
- 經(jīng)濟 / 政治 / 國內(nèi)的混亂
牛津詞典
- Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.
- 大雪導(dǎo)致道路上交通一片混亂。
牛津詞典
- The house was in chaos after the party.
- 聚會后，房子里一片狼藉。
牛津詞典
- It is impossible to establish democracy amid economic chaos.
- 經(jīng)濟秩序混亂不堪，是不可能建立民主的。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The world's first transatlantic balloon race ended in chaos last night...
- 昨晚世界第一屆跨大西洋熱氣球比賽在一片混亂中收場。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- To do this, we must first understand what these are.
- 我們得先去了解這些東西,才能作出恰當?shù)姆g.
期刊摘選
- After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.
- 停電后,城市一片混亂.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- I lost my bag in the ensuing chaos.
- 我在隨后的混亂中丟了包.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- His study is in chaos; it takes long time to put his papers in order.
- 他的書房一片狼藉, 整理好他的文件要花好長時間.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- That is the age of political chaos.
- 那是個政治上呈紛亂狀態(tài)的時代.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- In its absence China would retrogress into division and chaos, and modernization would become impossible.
- 動搖了中國就要倒退到分裂和混亂, 就不可能實現(xiàn)現(xiàn)代化.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- After the overthrow of the government, the country was in chaos.
- 政府被推翻后, 這個國家處于混亂中.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The typhoon left chaos behind it.
- 臺風(fēng)后一片混亂.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- The collapse of the government left the country in chaos.
- 政府的垮臺使國家陷入一片混亂.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- Chaos reigned in the classroom.
- 教室里大亂.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.
- 大雪導(dǎo)致道路上交通一片混亂。
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》
- His sudden departure threw the office into chaos.
- 他的突然離去使這個部門陷入一片混亂。
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》
- We're in a state of complete chaos here and I need a little time to sort myself out.
- 我們這里正亂作一團，我需要一點時間來理清頭緒。
柯林斯例句
- It wouldn'tsurprise me if there was such chaos after this election that another had to be held.
- 如果你告訴我這次大選后局面會出現(xiàn)混亂，以致不得不重新舉行選舉，我一點也不會驚訝。
柯林斯例句
- The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.
- 唯一的長久之計是通過政治手段解決。否則，他們勢必會陷入一片混亂。
柯林斯例句
- The chaos may have contributed to the deaths of up to 20 people.
- 混亂可能導(dǎo)致多達20人喪生。
柯林斯例句
- Bulgaria'seconomy has sunk into chaos.
- 保加利亞的經(jīng)濟已陷入了混亂。
柯林斯例句
- Whatever troubles arise, we'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
- 無論出現(xiàn)什么樣的麻煩，我們都會在貌似混亂的情形中保持平和的心態(tài)。
柯林斯例句
- The government's political and economic reforms threaten to plunge the country into chaos.
- 政府的政治和經(jīng)濟改革可能會使國家陷入混亂局面。
柯林斯例句
- Many editorials express their anxieties about the economic chaos in the country.
- 許多社論對該國經(jīng)濟的混亂狀況表示憂慮。
柯林斯例句
- A huge bomb blast brought chaos and devastation to the centre of Belfast yesterday.
- 昨天一顆威力巨大的炸彈在貝爾法斯特市中心爆炸，引起一片混亂并造成嚴重破壞。
柯林斯例句
- I think it's going to cause chaos personally but never mind.
- 我個人認為它會引起混亂，但是沒關(guān)系。
柯林斯例句
- The world's first transatlantic balloon race ended in chaos last night.
- 昨晚世界第一屆跨大西洋熱氣球比賽在一片混亂中收場。
柯林斯例句
- The running of Welsh rugby was left in chaos yesterday after a vote of no confidence in the game's overlords.
- 昨天，在對威爾士橄欖球界幾位巨頭投了不信任票后，該運動的管理陷入一片混亂。
柯林斯例句