单词 | chaos |
释义 | chaos/ˈkeɪɒs![]() noun [mass noun] 1Complete disorder and confusion: snow caused chaos in the region...
Synonyms disorder, disarray, disorganization, confusion, mayhem, bedlam, pandemonium, madness, havoc, turmoil, tumult, commotion, disruption, upheaval, furore, frenzy, uproar, hue and cry, babel, hurly-burly; a maelstrom, a muddle, a mess, a shambles, a mare's nest; anarchy, entropy, lawlessness; West Indian bangarang informal hullabaloo, all hell broken loose, a madhouse British informal an omnishambles, a car crash North American informal a three-ring circus 1.1 Physics The property of a complex system whose behaviour is so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.By these means, the study of chaos and complexity has become a subculture within science....
1.2The formless matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the universe.They had known each other since the advent of the chaos that existed before time gave its birth cry....
1.3 (Chaos) Greek Mythology The first created being, from which came the primeval deities Gaia, Tartarus, Erebus, and Nyx.In Greek mythology, Chaos is the goddess of emptiness and confusion who gave birth to the Universe....
OriginLate 15th century (denoting a gaping void or chasm, later formless primordial matter): via French and Latin from Greek khaos 'vast chasm, void'.
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