Stability



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 稳定, 稳固
• ［英］ n. 稳定, 稳固 ( state of being stable)
• ［类］ ballast : stability / girder : support ( 压舱物作用是稳定 / 横梁作用是支撑) 反义词: inconstancy ( 易变性)
• ［记］ st ( 站) +ability

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -ties)

• Date: 14th century
• 1. the quality, state, or degree of being stable: as
  • a. the strength to stand or endure ; firmness
  • b. the property of a body that causes it when disturbed from a condition of equilibrium or steady motion to develop forces or moments that restore the original condition
  • c. resistance to chemical change or to physical disintegration
• 2. residence for life in one monastery

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