狭义相对论

狹義相對論

xiáyì xiāngduìlùn

noun

Meanings

1 special relativity
2 special theory of relativity

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Examples

HSK 4

狭义相对论是爱因斯坦在1905年提出的。

Xiáyì xiāngduìlùn shì Àiyīnsītǎn zài 1905 nián tíchū de.

Einstein put forward special relativity in 1905.

HSK 6

根据狭义相对论，物体运动得越快，时间就过得越慢。

Gēnjù xiáyì xiāngduìlùn, wùtǐ yùndòng de yuè kuài, shíjiān jiù guò de yuè màn.

According to special relativity, the faster an object moves, the slower time passes for it.

Tips

usage

狭义 "in the narrow sense" and 广义 "in the broad sense" give Einstein's two theories their Chinese names: 狭义相对论 (1905) deals with motion at constant speed, 广义相对论 (1915) adds gravity. Outside physics the same pair means "narrowly" and "broadly" speaking.

Stroke Order

狭 xiá

义 yì

相 xiāng

对 duì

论 lùn