perturbation
perturbation
noun
noun
- [mass noun]anxiety; mental uneasiness
不安，烦恼
she sensed her friend's perturbation.
她感觉到她的朋友心绪不宁。
■[count noun]a cause of such anxiety or uneasiness
不安（或烦恼）的缘由
Frank's atheism was more than a perturbation to Michael.
弗兰克的无神论使得迈克尔非常不安。 - a deviation of a system, moving object, or process from its regular or normal state of path, caused by an outside influence
搅乱，紊乱，扰乱
some minor perturbation in his house's cash flow.
他家中资金流动的某种小混乱。
■(Physics)a slight alteration of a physical system, for example of the electrons in an atom, caused by a secondary influence
(物理)微扰
■(Astronomy)a minor deviation in the course of a celestial body, caused by the attraction of a neighbouring body
(天文)摄动
- late Middle English: from Latin perturbatio(n-), from the verb perturbare 'disturb greatly' (see perturb)
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