asymptote
/ˈæsɪmptəʊt/noun
- a straight line that continually approaches a given curve but does not meet it at any finite distance渐近线。
派生词
asymptotic
/ˌæsɪmpˈtɒtɪk/ adjectiveasymptotically
adverb词源
mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin asymptota (linea) '(line) not meeting'， from Greek asumptōtos 'not falling together'， from a- 'not' + sun 'together' + ptōtos 'apt to fall' （from piptein 'to fall'）.