unknown quantity
英 [ˌʌnˈnəʊn ˈkwɒntəti]
美 [ˌʌnˈnoʊn ˈkwɑːntəti]
未知量;未知数
英英释义
noun
- a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
- a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent
- I don't know what the new man will d
双语例句
- His ability to make decisions in a crisis is an unknown quantity.
他在危机中作决定的能力还是个未知数。 - To her the outside world was a totally unknown quantity.
对她来说，外部世界完全是个未知数。 - The problem is that in both opposing Mr Obama and putting distance between himself and President Bush, Mr McCain became an unknown quantity and hence a risk.
问题在于麦凯恩既要对抗奥巴马，又要与布什拉开距离，他因此成为了一个未知数，因而也是一个风险。 - To remove ( an unknown quantity) by combining equations.
消去通过等式合并消去（一个未知量） - Because of the introduction of the unknown quantity of high, many problems generate, such as ranging-error larger, unknown location information increased. The problems result in poor stability of equation-solving, low positioning-accuracy and serious error accumulation.
由于引入了高度坐标的未知量，产生的测距误差影响变大、未知位置信息增多等问题造成方程求解的稳定性较差、定位精度不高、误差累积严重。 - Phrases like "a number" or "the number" tell us our expression has an unknown quantity, called a variable.
像一个数或这个数之类的短语，告诉我们表达式中含有一个未知量，称之为变量。 - As negotiating partners the Taliban are at best an unknown quantity.
塔利班作为谈判伙伴充其量是一个未知数。 - Youth is the smile of the future in the presence of an unknown quantity, which is itself.
青春就是未来在向一个陌生人微笑，而这陌生人就是自己。 - You must eliminate an unknown quantity.
你必须消去一个未知数。 - As a teacher, he's still an unknown quantity.
作为一名老师，人们还不知道他是什么样。