| 单词 | homogeneity |
| 释义 | homogeneity (once / 15410 pages) n Homogeneity is the sameness of things. If you're looking for homogeneity in your wardrobe, you'll want shirts and jeans that all have something similar about them. Homogeneity can also mean that something is the same throughout. Plain yogurt has a homogeneity about it — it's white all the way through and it should be the same texture throughout. On the other hand, yogurt with fruit at the bottom can be described as having heterogeneity — different textures and different colors. The Greek root homo-, means "same," and genos means "race" or "kind" — so homogeneity is the quality of being "the same kind." WORD FAMILYhomogeneity: homogeneities+/homogeneous: homogeneity, homogeneously, homogeneousness, homogenise, homogenize, inhomogeneous/homogenise: homogenisation, homogenised/homogenised: unhomogenised/homogenize: homogenization, homogenized, homogenizes, homogenizing/homogenized: unhomogenized/homogeny: homogeneous, homogenous/inhomogeneous: inhomogeneity USAGE EXAMPLESBut because, in encouraging that homogeneity, it locks English soccer — as opposed to the multinational Premier League — in stasis. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) The most visible trend in recent awards seasons has to do not with lapels or lace but with the overwhelming homogeneity of nominees. Time(Nov 30, 2016) All else equal, homogeneity and solidarity are linked. Wall Street Journal(Nov 22, 2016) 1n the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies Syn|Ant|Hyper homogeneousness heterogeneity, heterogeneousness the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind uniformity, uniformness the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom) 2n the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure Hyper uniformity a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying |
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