1650s, from Latin vibrationem (nominative vibratio) "a shaking, a brandishing," noun of action from past participle stem of vibrare "set in tremulous motion" (see vibrate). Meaning "intuitive signal about a person or thing" was popular late 1960s, but has been recorded as far back as 1899. Related: Vibrational.
双语例句
1. The amplitude of the vibration determines the loudness of the sound.
振动幅度的大小决定声音的大小.
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2. There is so much vibration on a ship that one cannot write.
船上的震动大得使人无法书写.
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3. The vibration of the window woke me up.
窗子的震动把我惊醒了.
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4. Their instruments can detect the slightest vibration.
