ubiquity

IPA/juːˈbɪkwəti/
KK[jubˈɪkwɪti]IPA/juːˈbɪkwəti/

ubiquity — 名詞

1. a situation in which something is present across nearly all locations simultaneo

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釋義

無所不在

到處都存在的事實或狀態

a situation in which something is present across nearly all locations simultaneously, to the point where it feels inescapable

例句

The ubiquity of smartphones means most people now carry a camera everywhere they go.

智慧型手機的無所不在，意味著大多數人現在隨身攜帶相機。

ubiquity of + noun (technology)

Hamza was struck by the ubiquity of coffee shops in Melbourne — there was one on every corner.

Hamza 對墨爾本咖啡店的無所不在感到驚訝——每個街角都有一家。

常見搭配
  • ubiquity of + [technology / smartphones / social media / cameras / plastic / surveillance]
  • the + ubiquity + of
  • striking ubiquity
  • seeming ubiquity
  • near ubiquity
同義詞
  • omnipresence

    stronger religious or spiritual connotation; ubiquity is more everyday and neutral

  • prevalence

    more statistical — describes how common something is rather than its being literally everywhere

  • pervasiveness

    often negative, suggesting something spreads in an unwelcome way

  • universality

    broader and more abstract; applies to ideas or experiences rather than physical things

反義詞
  • rarity

    the state of being uncommon or hard to find; the opposite of being everywhere

用法筆記

Typically used in formal or written English, often followed by 'of + noun' to identify what is found everywhere. The definite article 'the' almost always precedes it.

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常用片語

  • the ubiquity of
  • due to the ubiquity of
  • given the ubiquity of
  • the sheer ubiquity of

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