1690s, with adjectival suffix -al (1) + Modern Latin centrifugus, 1687, coined by Sir Isaac Newton (who wrote in Latin) in "Principia" (which is written in Latin), from Latin centri- alternative comb. form of centrum "center" (see center (n.)) + fugere "to flee" (see fugitive (adj.)). Centrifugal force is Newton's vis centrifuga.
双语例句
1. The juice is extracted by centrifugal force.
果汁是通过离心力榨取的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The civil war reinforced the centrifugal tendencies at work within the economy.
內战加剧了经济领域的离心倾向.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever - increasing centrifugal stress.
把欧洲分为作战集团产生了越来越大的离心效果.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Centrifugal machines are connected to the motor drive directly instead of through a gearbox.
离心机不通过调速箱直接与电机驱动装置相连.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Techniques for controlling particulates include filtering, washing, centrifugal separation, and electrostatic precipitation.
