unknown quantity
英 [ˌʌnˈnəʊn ˈkwɒntəti]
美 [ˌʌnˈnoʊn ˈkwɑːntəti]
未知量;未知数
英英释义
noun
- a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
- a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent
- I don't know what the new man will d
双语例句
- His ability to make decisions in a crisis is an unknown quantity.
他在危机中作决定的能力还是个未知数。 - Youth is the smile of the future in the presence of an unknown quantity, which is itself.
青春就是未来在向一个陌生人微笑，而这陌生人就是自己。 - By the way, the unknown quantity of the integral equations arising in these problems is the equivalent density of current.
在求解过程中所建立起来的积分方程均以等效电流为未知量。 - Phrases like "a number" or "the number" tell us our expression has an unknown quantity, called a variable.
像一个数或这个数之类的短语，告诉我们表达式中含有一个未知量，称之为变量。 - He is an unknown quantity for his rivals.
对于对手们而言，他是个未知数。 - The problem is that in both opposing Mr Obama and putting distance between himself and President Bush, Mr McCain became an unknown quantity and hence a risk.
问题在于麦凯恩既要对抗奥巴马，又要与布什拉开距离，他因此成为了一个未知数，因而也是一个风险。 - An equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square.
未知量的最高幂是平方的等式。 - As negotiating partners the Taliban are at best an unknown quantity.
塔利班作为谈判伙伴充其量是一个未知数。 - Woman, even more than the working class, is the great unknown quantity of the race.
妇女比工人阶级蕴藏着更多的未知数。 - John is a possibility for the job, but he is still an unknown quantity.
约翰可能获得这工作但现在还是个未知数。