Word familynounspectrochemistryspectrogramspectrographspectrographyspectroheliogramspectroheliographspectrohelioscopespectrometerspectrometryspectrophotometerspectrophotometryspectroscopespectroscopistspectroscopyspectrumadjectivespectrographicspectrometricspectroscopicadverbspectroscopically
opposite ends of the spectrum• Lonnie and Alfred occupiedopposite ends of the spectrum.• To demonstrate the diversenature of the subject, two articles are included here which representopposite ends of the spectrum.
Originspectrum
(1800-1900)Latin“something that appears, image”, from specere“to look (at)”
1range of light waves, etc.光譜ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤visible可見光譜◇These wavelengths correspond to red in the visible spectrum.這些波長相當於可見光譜中的紅光。◇Beyond the red end of the visible light spectrum is infrared.在可見光譜紅色一端之外是紅外線。➤colour/color, electromagnetic色譜;電磁波譜➤broadcast, radio射頻頻譜PHRASES➤the colours/colors of the spectrum光譜顏色◇Other species can perceive colours / colors of the spectrum that are invisible to us.其他物種能夠感知光譜中我們看不到的顏色。➤the... end of the spectrum, the... part of the spectrum, the... portion of the spectrum, the... region of the spectrum光譜的⋯終段;光譜的⋯部份◇the ultraviolet part of the spectrum光譜的紫外線部份spectrum
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2full or wide range範圍ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPECTRUM | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤complete, full全部範圍◇The courses cover the full spectrum of levels.這些課程從初級到高級,各個水平都有。➤broad, wide範圍廣泛▸➤narrow範圍狹窄▸➤entire, whole整個範圍▸➤ideological, political, social意識形態流派;政治光譜;社會範疇➤age, income年齡/收入範圍VERB + SPECTRUM➤cover, span覆蓋/跨越⋯範圍➤represent代表⋯範圍◇These thinkers represent a wide spectrum of political perspectives.這些思想家所代表的政治觀點千差萬別,範圍很廣。PREPOSITION➤across the spectrum在整個範圍內◇There was consensus across the political spectrum.政壇各界人士達成了共識。➤spectrum of⋯的範圍◇a wide spectrum of interests廣泛的興趣PHRASES➤at one end of the spectrum, at the other end of the spectrum範圍的一端/另一端▸➤both ends of the spectrum, opposite ends of the spectrum範圍的兩端;對立的兩極◇The two speakers were chosen to represent opposite ends of the spectrum.選出的兩個發言人分別代表對立的兩極。➤a spectrum of opinion一系列的觀點◇The newspaper covers a broad spectrum of opinion.這份報紙報道各種觀點。