symmetry
noun[U]
uk/ˈsɪm.ə.tri/us/ˈsɪm.ə.tri/thequalityof havingpartsthatmatcheach other,especiallyin a way that isattractive, orsimilarityofshapeorcontents:
对称(性);匀称Thedesignof thehousehad apleasingsymmetry,itsoblongshapebeingpickedup initselongatedwindows.房子的设计透着一种赏心悦目的对称美,狭长的窗户使长方形的结构显得更加和谐。
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inmathematics, thequalityof having twopartsthatmatchexactly, either when onehalfis like animageof the otherhalfin amirror, or when onepartcan take theplaceof another if it isturned90° or180°
(数学中的)对称(性)Balance and imbalance
- accord withsomething
- align
- balance(something)out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- harmonious
- harmonize
- harmony
- imbalance
- inharmonious
- jar
- off balance
- on an even keelidiom
- one man's loss is another man's gainidiom
- realign
- realignment
- unbalance
- unharmonious
- well balanced
- well rounded
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