homogeneity

/ˌhəʊməʊdʒəˈniːəti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhəʊməʊdʒəˈniːəti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌhō-mə-jə-ˈnē-ə-tē -ˈnā- also nonstandard -ˈnī-; especially British ˌhä-/ (ame, mw)

homogeneity — 名詞

1. a condition in which all the pieces or people that form a group are very similar

1.名詞C1
釋義

同質性

組成部分性質相同、差異很小的狀態

a condition in which all the pieces or people that form a group are very similar to each other, with almost no difference between them

例句

The cultural homogeneity of the small mountain village meant that most families shared the same traditions and values.

這個小山村的文化同質性意味著大多數家庭共享相同的傳統和價值觀。

homogeneity of [group/place]

Emeka was surprised by the genetic homogeneity of the plant samples collected near the river.

Emeka 對河邊採集的植物樣本的基因同質性感到驚訝。

adjective + homogeneity (genetic / cultural / social)

同義詞
  • uniformity

    more general and slightly less technical; often used for external appearance rather than internal composition

  • consistency

    focuses on the lack of change across parts; used in both everyday and scientific contexts

  • sameness

    more informal and everyday; lacks the precision of homogeneity

反義詞
  • diversity

    the most common opposite in everyday and business language

  • heterogeneity

    the direct technical opposite, especially in science and statistics

文法句型

homogeneity of [group]

用法筆記

Common in formal and academic writing — particularly in social science, biology, and statistics. The direct opposite in technical contexts is heterogeneity.

常見錯誤

❌The homogeneity of the samples were compared.
✅The homogeneity of the samples was compared.
💡homogeneity is an uncountable noun and requires a singular verb.
❌There is a homogeneity between these two paintings.
✅There is a strong similarity between these two paintings.
💡homogeneity describes the internal uniformity of a whole group, not the resemblance between two individual items.