ballistics

/bəˈlɪst.ɪks/

Meanings

noun

弹道学，射击学。

The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

Examples :

"The police used ballistics to determine that the bullet found at the crime scene matched the gun recovered from the suspect. "

警方运用弹道学分析，确认犯罪现场发现的弹头与从嫌疑人那里找到的枪支射出的子弹相符。

Related Words

momentum noun

/ˌmoʊˈmɛntəm/

动量，冲量

"The bike's momentum carried him down the hill, making it hard to stop. "

自行车由于惯性，下坡的时候动量很大，很难停下来。

destination noun

/dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/

目的地，终点。

"The teacher's destination for the class was to master fractions by the end of the term. "

老师为这个班设定的目标是在学期末掌握分数。

recovered verb

/ɹɪˈkʌvəd/ /ɹɪˈkʌvɚd/

寻回，收复。

"After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet."

经过几天的询问，他终于寻回了他丢失的钱包。

determine verb

/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ /dɪˈtɝmɪn/

确定， delimitation。

"The teacher determined the rules for the classroom project, setting clear limits on the length of presentations. "

老师为课堂项目确定了规则，明确规定了演示的时长限制。

predominantly adverb

/prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/ /prɪˈdɑːmɪnəntli/

主要地，大多，绝大部分。

"The membership is predominantly elderly, 90% are over age 60."

会员主要是老年人，百分之九十以上都超过六十岁了。

atmospheric adjective

/ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk/ /ˌætməˈsfɪrɪk/

大气的，有关大气的。

"The atmospheric pressure in the classroom was tense after the surprise announcement. "

突如其来的宣布之后，教室里的气氛变得压抑，像是空气都凝固了一样 (Tū rú qí lái de xuānbù zhī hòu, jiàoshì lǐ de qìfēn biàn dé yāyì, xiàng shì kōngqì dōu nínggù le yīyàng.)

missiles noun

/ˈmɪsaɪlz/ /ˈmɪsəl̩z/

导弹，飞弹

"The Rhodians, who used leaden bullets, were able to project their missiles twice as far as the Persian slingers, who used large stones."

罗德人使用铅弹，能将他们的投射物投射到比使用大石块的波斯投石兵远两倍的地方。

effects noun

/ɪˈfɛkts/

结果，后果。

"The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape."

飓风的后果是一片被摧毁的景象。

science noun

/ˈsaɪəns/

科学，学科。

"Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art."

当然，在我看来，社会学与其说是一门艺术，不如说更像是一门科学学科。

objects noun

/ˈɒbdʒɛkts/ /əbˈdʒɛkts/

物体，东西

"The children collected colorful objects from the beach, like seashells and smooth stones. "

孩子们从海滩上捡起各种色彩鲜艳的东西，比如贝壳和光滑的石头。

gravity noun

/ˈɡɹævɪti/

重量，重力，分量

"The gravity of the situation made everyone in the classroom quiet. "

情况的严重性让教室里的每个人都安静了下来。(Qíngkuàng de yánzhòng xìng ràng jiàoshì lǐ de měi gèrén dōu ānjìng le xiàlái.)

behaviour noun

/bɪˈheɪvjə/ /bɪˈheɪvjɚ/

行为，举止.

"The teacher praised Sarah's good behaviour in class. "

老师表扬了萨拉在课堂上的良好表现。