| 单词 | ubiquity |
| 释义 | ubiquity (once / 2583 pages) n It’s here, there, and everywhere! Ubiquity is the state of being everywhere all the time. Like a pop song that plays every place you go, or the ubiquity of mosquitoes in the summer or pollen in the spring. There’s no escape! A god is a great example of ubiquity: an all-knowing deity that exists in every nook and cranny. The Latin root word ubique means “everywhere,” and something with ubiquity is indeed everywhere, impossible to avoid. Sometimes ubiquity is a mind trick, like learning that a group of crows is called a "murder," and then noticing crows everywhere you go, all day long. Wherever you go, you're reminded of the ubiquity of crows. WORD FAMILYubiquity: ubiquities, ubiquitous+/ubiquitous: ubiquitously, ubiquitousness USAGE EXAMPLESWe’re talking about candy canes, whose ubiquity is matched by the legends surrounding their creation. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) Despite his seeming ubiquity, Murray is notoriously hard to get hold of. The New Yorker(Dec 20, 2016) “It’s a template,” Mr. Matthews added, citing the brand’s ubiquity with high school sports teams. New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) n the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) Syn|Hyper omnipresence, ubiquitousness presence the state of being present; current existence |
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