eureka
pronunciation
UK [juˈri:kə]
US [jʊ'rikə]
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- int.
- （因找到某物，尤指问题的答案而高兴）我发现了，我找到了
Word Origin
eureka 我找到了，我发现了
来自PIE*were, 找到，词源同heuristic. 可能进一步来自PIE*wen, 追寻，渴求，词源同 Venus,wish, win. 据说最早来自古希腊物理学家阿基米德，国王给他一顶金冠让他判断是否纯金，阿基米德苦思不得，一次在泡澡时通过浮力原理找到了方法，因而大喊该词。
Example
- 1. Once passino expressed this behaviour in code he had his eureka moment .
- 帕斯诺将这种行为用代码形式表达出的时刻，就是他取得发现的尤里卡时刻。
- 2. Has begun to question his commitment to eureka as well .
- 对自己在eureka的职责产生质疑了。
- 3. Eureka a job at last !
- 我找到了--终于找到工作了！
- 4. And its discovery was a true eureka moment for excavators .
- 对挖掘者来，它的发现说是真正的发现的喜悦。
- 5. Eureka ! Except I wasn 't in a bathtub .
- 顿悟了！尽管我不在浴池里。
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