c. 1300, from Latin alpha, from Greek alpha, from Hebrew or Phoenician aleph (see aleph). The Greeks added -a because Greek words cannot end in most consonants. Sense of "beginning of anything" is from late 14c., often paired with omega (last letter in the Greek alphabet) as "the end." Sense of "first in a sequence" is from 1620s. Alpha male was in use by c. 1960 among scientists studying animals; applied to humans in society from c. 1992.
alpha 词组搭配
alpha and omega
the beginning and the end (especially used by Christians as a title for Jesus)
首尾，始终（尤指基督徒对耶稣的称呼）
alpha 英文释义
1. the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
2. the beginning of a series or sequence;
"the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
alpha 双语例句
1. Alpha-Bravo-Zulu 643 to Saltezar, do you read me? Over.
阿尔法－布拉沃－祖鲁643呼叫萨德扎，能听到我的声音吗？完毕。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The alpha - channel of the material's lightmap defines material is visible.
材质光照图的Alpha通道定义了材质的可见部分.
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3. The Alpha level is associated with intuition and ESP.
Alpha层次是与直觉和ESP联系在一起的.
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4. This approach suggests the whole idea of alpha might be an illusion.
这个角度来看,Alpha也许只是一个幻像.
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5. You can look at these on the alpha list.
你可以在Alpha表中看到这些.
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alpha 实用场景例句
Alpha-Bravo-Zulu 643 to Saltezar, do you read me? Over.
阿尔法－布拉沃－祖鲁643呼叫萨德扎，能听到我的声音吗？完毕。
柯林斯例句
" You get this alpha male effect, " Underhill says.
他说, “ 这样就会出现男性至上的效应. ”
英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与寻祖
Most of the alpha particles would go right through the foil.
大多数α粒子总是笔直地穿过簿箔.
辞典例句
Thus the alpha particle is an exceptionally stable nuclear structure.
由此可见,α粒子是一种特别稳定的核结构.
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Alpha particles are positively charged helium nuclei obtained from natural radioactive decay.
α粒子是从天然放射性蜕变得到的带正电的氦核.
辞典例句
The theory of alpha decay utilizes this model.
α衰变理论用了这种模型.
辞典例句
Alpha particles -- helium nuclei -- were being hurled through the tube, in which an artificial mist had been created.
粒子 —— 氦核 —— 正通过试管被抛出, 从而在试管中形成人造迷雾.
英汉非文学 - 科学史
The alpha - channel of the material's lightmap defines material is visible.
材质光照图的Alpha通道定义了材质的可见部分.
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The Alpha level is associated with intuition and ESP.
Alpha层次是与直觉和ESP联系在一起的.
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You can look at these on the alpha list.
你可以在Alpha表中看到这些.
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The function of a given value of alpha and free distribution value of search students.
这个函数对给定的alpha和自由值检索学生分布值.
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Basically, each pixel in the source image has its own alpha value, from 0 to 255.
简单说, 源图像上每个像素都有它自己的alpha值, 从0到255.
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UpdateLayeredWindow - So that the main window with the shadow and the shadow is with alpha channel!
使主窗口带阴影,并且阴影是带alpha通道的!
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Scientists long have known that PPAR - alpha is involved in lipid and glucose metabolism.
很久以前科学家就知道PPAR-alpha参与脂类及葡萄糖代谢.
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Then following, I geared up the Alpha Team to search and rescue the lost Bravo.
