late 14c., from Old French infinité "infinity; large number or quantity" (13c.), from Latin infinitatem (nominative infinitas) "boundlessness, endlessness," from infinitus boundless, unlimited" (see infinite). Infinitas was used as a loan-translation of Greek apeiria "infinity," from apeiros "endless."
实用例句
1. In this weather the cliff face was a foggy drop into infinity.
在这种天气条件下,雾蒙蒙的悬崖隐入广漠无限之中.
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2. It is impossible to count up to infinity.
不可能数到无穷大.
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3. Theoretically, a line can extend into infinity.
从理论上来说直线可以无限地延伸.
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4. Parallel lines converge at infinity.
平行线永不相交.
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5. The fields covered with snow became a vast expanse of whiteness stretching to infinity.
