Inertia
01
惯性, 对变化的抵抗
a tendency toward inactivity and stability
例子
Cultural inertia can impede the acceptance of new ideas in a traditional society.
文化惯性可能会阻碍传统社会对新思想的接受。
Overcoming personal inertia, she finally took the initiative to pursue her goals.
克服了个人的惰性，她终于主动追求自己的目标。
02
惯性, 物体抵抗其运动状态变化的倾向
the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion, whether at rest or in uniform motion, and to remain in its current state unless acted upon by an external force
例子
The concept of inertia is encapsulated in Newton's first law of motion, stating that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an external force.
惯性的概念包含在牛顿第一运动定律中，该定律指出，除非受到外力作用，否则静止的物体保持静止，运动的物体以相同的速度和方向保持运动。
When a car suddenly stops, the passengers inside experience a forward motion due to their inertia, a phenomenon known as " inertia in action. "
当汽车突然停下时，由于惯性，车内的乘客会经历一个向前的运动，这种现象被称为"惯性在行动"。
