Magnitude
01
大小, 规模
the measurable size of phenomena such as distance, mass, speed, luminosity, etc. based on quantitative scale
例子
The magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 6.7 on the Richter scale, making it a potentially dangerous seismic event.
地震的震级在里氏震级上测得为6.7，使其成为一次潜在危险的地震事件。
Researchers aim to better understand the true magnitude of plastic pollution in the world's oceans.
研究人员旨在更好地了解世界海洋中塑料污染的真实程度。
02
重要性, 大小
relative importance
03
量级, 数量级
a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
