chaos
chaos
[ˈkeɪɒs]
noun
[ˈkeɪɒs]
noun
- [mass noun]complete disorder and confusion
混乱
snow caused chaos in the region.
降雪在当地引起了混乱。
■(Physics)behaviour so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions
(物理)混沌
■the formless matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the universe
混沌（宇宙形成前的无形物质）
■(Chaos)(Greek Mythology)the first created being, from which came the primeval deities Gaia, Tartarus, Erebus, and Nyx
(希腊神话)原始生命（由此衍生出原始神盖亚、塔尔塔罗斯、埃里伯斯和尼克斯）
- late 15th cent. (denoting a gaping void or chasm, later formless primordial matter): via French and Latin from Greek khaos 'vast chasm, void'
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