normal

normal
adjective
  1. conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected
    标准的;常见的,典范的
    it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food.
    小狗囫囵吞吃食物是很常见的。
    normal working hours.
    常规工作时间。
    ■(of a person) free from physical or mental disorders
    (人)正常的
  2. (technical)(of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles
    (技)(线或线性特征)正交的,垂直的
  3. (Medicine)(of a salt solution) containing the same salt concentration as the blood
    (药)(盐溶液)与血液的盐浓度相同的
    ■(Chemistry dated)(of a solution) containing one gram-equivalent of solute per litre
    (化 旧)(溶液)当量(浓度)的
  4. (Geology)denoting a fault or faulting in which a relative downward movement occurred in the strata situated on the upper side of the fault plane
    (地质)正(断层)的
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the usual, average, or typical state or condition
    正常状态;平均状态;典型
    her temperature was above normal.
    她的体温超过正常温度。
    the service will be back to normal next week.
    这项服务下周就会恢复正常。
    ■[count noun]a person who is physically or mentally healthy
    正常人
  2. [count noun](technical)a line at right angles to a given line or surface
    (技)法线;正交
派生
normalcy
noun
  1. (chiefly N. Amer.)(主北美)
normality
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'right-angled'): from Latin normalis, from norma 'carpenter's square' (see norm). Current senses date from the early 19th cent
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