托福詞彙

how clean or polluted the air is

空氣品質

A precisely defined set of steps for solving a problem or performing a computation.

演算法；解決問題或執行計算的一組明確步驟

A systematic pattern in a computer system's results that unfairly favors or disadvantages particular people or groups.

演算法偏見；計算系統結果對特定個人或群體產生不公平影響的系統性傾向

immune reaction to normally harmless substance

過敏；過敏症

to assign a share of available resources to a particular purpose or recipient

分配；撥給

metallic material combining multiple elements

合金

An indirect reference to a known person, event, story, or work that adds meaning through association.

典故；間接援引熟知的人物、事件、故事或作品，透過聯想增加含義

very close to a state, amount, or extent, but not quite reaching it

幾乎；差一點

together with or in addition to another person or thing

連同；與……一起；表示一併包括或伴隨

A set of letters, usually arranged in a conventional order, used to write the sounds of a language.

字母表；用於書寫某種語言的語音，通常依慣例排列的一套字母

to make something different or become different, without necessarily changing it completely

改變；改動

available as another possible choice instead of the usual or current one

可替代的；可作為另一選擇的

One possible choice in place of another.

替代選擇；可代替另一選擇的方案或事物

used to introduce another possible choice or way of doing something

或者；作為另一種選擇

used to introduce a fact that makes the main statement seem surprising or less expected

雖然；儘管

vertical height above a reference level

海拔；高度

Concern for other people's welfare that motivates help without seeking a personal reward.

利他主義；因關心他人福祉而提供幫助，不以個人回報為目的

The possibility of more than one meaning or interpretation, or a particular instance of this.

歧義；存在多種含義或解釋的可能性，或其具體實例

Open to more than one plausible meaning or interpretation.

有歧義的；可以有不只一種合理解釋的

formally change the wording of a law or document

修訂；修正

a quantity of something considered as a mass rather than as separate countable items

數量；總量

animal such as a frog or salamander

兩棲動物

maximum wave or oscillation departure from equilibrium

振幅

similar in a relevant relationship or structure though different in other ways

類似的；在相關關係或結構上相似的

systematic examination of information

分析；有系統地檢視資料或證據，以了解其組成、模式或意義

examining parts carefully to understand relationships or causes

分析性的；仔細探討各部分及其關係的

sensitive laboratory instrument for measuring mass

分析天平

examine data to understand it

分析；有系統地檢視資訊，找出其中的關係、模式或意義

A tendency to rely too heavily on an initial value or piece of information when making a judgment.

定錨偏誤；做判斷時過度依賴最初數值或資訊的傾向