heterogeneous

heterogeneous
[ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːnɪəs, -ˈdʒɛn-]
adjective
  1. diverse in character or content
    （特征或内容）不同的，不同种类的，各种各样的
    a large and heterogeneous collection.
    一大批各种各样的收藏品。
    ■(Chemistry)of or denoting a process involving substances in different phases (solid, liquid, or gaseous)
    (化)不均一的，多相的
    heterogeneous catalysis.
    多相催化作用。
    ■(Mathematics)incommensurable through being of different kinds, degrees, or dimensions
    (数)（因不同性质、次数或因次而）不匹配的
派生
heterogeneity
[-dʒɪˈniːɪti, -ˈneɪɪti]
noun
heterogeneously
adverb
heterogeneousness
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenēs, from heteros 'other' + genos 'a kind'
用法
  1. The correct spelling is heterogeneous but a fairly common misspelling is heterogenous. The reason for the error probably relates to the pronunciation, which, in rapid speech, often misses out the extra e. In the British National Corpus, the misspelling occurs in 5 per cent of citations for the word
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