infinity

• n. 無限大；無限大；無限の距離

無限から無限へ。

infinity (n.)

late 14c., from Old French infinité "infinity; large number or quantity" (13c.), from Latin infinitatem (nominative infinitas) "boundlessness, endlessness," from infinitus boundless, unlimited" (see infinite). Infinitas was used as a loan-translation of Greek apeiria "infinity," from apeiros "endless."

1. In this weather the cliff face was a fogggy drop into infinity .

このような天気条件の下で、霧のかかった崖は砂漠の無限の中に隠れている。dd>

2.It is impossible to count up to infinity .

無限大まで数えることはできません。

3.Theoretically,a line can extend into infinity .

理論的には直線は無限に延びることができる。dd>

4.Parallel lines converge at infinity .

平行線は決して交差しない.

＜dl>＜dt＞5.The fields covered with snow became a vast expanse of whiteness stretching to infinity .

田野は大雪に覆われ、真っ白な目には辺が見えない。