totality
UK/'tәutæliti/US
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释义
n.
The whole of something; the complete amount or extent, taken all together
全部，整体，总体
n.
(astronomy) The phase of a total solar eclipse when the sun is completely covered
（天文）全食阶段（日全食中太阳完全被遮住的时段）
词根拆分
词根派生total + -ity（状态、性质）=「整体的状态」。the totality of X 指把 X 的全部合在一起当作一个整体来看，而非逐块看。天文学家借它指日全食中太阳被完全遮住的那个壮观时刻——totality（全食阶段）。
词根 tot 还连着 5 个词常用搭配
- 1.in its totality就其整体而言
- 2.the totality of……的全部
- 3.totality of the evidence全部证据
- 4.totality of circumstances全部情形
例句
- 1.
The jury must weigh the totality of the evidence before deciding.
陪审团必须权衡全部证据后再做决定。
- 2.
Only by stepping back can you grasp the totality of his work.
只有退后一步，你才能把握他作品的整体。
- 3.
During totality, the sky went dark and the stars appeared.
在全食阶段，天空暗了下来，星星显现出来。