parallel

詳細解釋：

par.al.lel

adj.Abbr. par.（形容詞）縮寫 par.
Being an equal distance apart everywhere:
平行的：到每一處的距離都相等的：
例句：
dancers in two parallel rows.
平行的兩排舞蹈者

Mathematics
【數學】
Of, relating to, or designating two or more straight coplanar lines that do not intersect.
平行線的：屬於、有關或指出兩條或多條不相交的共面直線的
Of, relating to, or designating two or more planes that do not intersect.
平行面的：屬於、有關或指出兩個或多個不相交平面的
Of, relating to, or designating a line and a plane that do not intersect.
一線與一面平行的：屬於、有關或指出不相交的一條直線與一個平面的
Of, relating to, or designating curves or surfaces everywhere equidistant.
距離相等的：屬於、有關或指出曲線之間或平面之間處處等距的

Having comparable parts, analogous aspects, or readily recognized similarities:
相似的，相同的，對等的：具有可比較部分、相似部分或易於識別出的相似點的：
例句：
the parallel lives of two contemporaries.
兩個時代類似的生活

Having the same tendency or direction:
具有相同傾向的，同向的：具有相同意圖或方向的：
例句：
parallel motives and aims.
相同的動機和目標

Grammar Having identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses or phrases.
【語法】 對等的，並列的：在相應的句子或短語中具有相同或替換的句法結構的
Music Moving consistently by the same intervals:
【音樂】 平行的：按同樣的音程連續流動的：
例句：
harmony with parallel voices.
幾個平行聲部構成的和諧

Electronics Denoting a circuit or part of a circuit connected in parallel.
【電子學】 並聯的：指一個電路或其一部分用平行方式聯結的
Computer Science
【計算機科學】
Of or relating to the simultaneous transmission of all the bits of a byte over separate wires:
並行的：屬於或有關通過不同線路對一位元組中所有位元同時傳送的：
例句：
a parallel part; a parallel printer.
並行部件；並行印表機

Of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations:
並行的：屬於或有關多個操作同時運行的：
例句：
parallel processing.
並行處理

adv.（副詞）
In a parallel relationship or manner:
平行地，並列地：用並列的關係或方式：
例句：
a road and a railway that run parallel.
平行延伸的公路和鐵路

n.Abbr. par.（名詞）縮寫 par.
Mathematics One of a set of parallel geometric figures, such as lines or planes.
【數學】 平行線，平行面：如直線或平面等一組平行的幾何圖形之一

One that closely resembles or is analogous to another:
相似之物：與另一個非常相近或相似的東西：
例句：
a unique event, without parallel in history.
歷史上獨一無二的事件

A comparison indicating likeness; an analogy.
類比，比較：一種指出相似之處的比較；類比
The condition of being parallel; near similarity or exact agreement in particulars; parallelism.
平行狀態，近似，類似：相近的狀況；非常相似或在細節上完全一致；類似
Any of the imaginary lines representing degrees of latitude that encircle the earth parallel to the plane of the equator.
緯線，緯度圈：與赤道平面平行且環繞地球用來表明緯度高低的許多假想線中的任意一條
Printing A sign indicating material referred to in a note or reference.
【印刷術】 平行符號：一種在備註或參考文字中標明所指內容的符號
Electronics An arrangement of components in a circuit that splits the current into two or more paths. Used chiefly in the phrasein parallel.
【電子學】 並聯：一種把電流分成兩條或多條通路的聯接電路元件的方法。常用於短語in parallel 中
v.tr.（及物動詞）
par.al.leled 也作 par.al.lelled par.al.lel.ing par.al.lel.ling par.al.lels par.al.lels
To make or place parallel to something else:
使平行：使與另一物體並行或並排放置：
例句：
paralleled the ditch to the highway.
平行於公路挖溝渠

To be or extend parallel to:
平行於：與…平行或延伸平行於…：
例句：
a trail that parallels the crater rim.
平行於火山口邊緣的一條小徑

To be similar or analogous to:
與…類似或近似：
例句：
claimed that fetal development parallels the evolution of the species.
聲稱胎兒的發育與種類物演變相似

To be or provide an equal for; match.
與…匹敵：成為或提供可匹敵的對象；匹配
To show to be analogous; compare or liken:
比擬，比較：表明相似點；比較或比擬：
例句：
critics who have paralleled the novel`s plot to an ancient myth.
把小說的情節與古代神話作對比的評論家

來源：
Latin parallôlus
拉丁語 parallôlus
from Greek parallôlos
源自 希臘語 parallôlos
para [beside] * see para-
para [在…旁邊] *參見 para-
allôlôn [of one another] from allos [other] * see al-
allôlôn [互相的] 源自 allos [其它的] *參見 al-

In its mathematical usageparallel is an absolute term— two lines either do or do not intersect—and as such does not admit of qualification as to degree.Some grammarians have arguedthat this restriction should apply as well to nontechnical uses of the word.According to this logic,one may not sayThe two roads have been made more parallel, except perhaps as a loose way of saying what is rendered more precisely by expressions such asmore nearly parallel. Like the analogous objection that has been made to the comparison ofequal, the point betrays a misconception about the relation between mathematical concepts and their ordinary-language equivalents.Applied to objects in the world,parallel can only denote a rough approximation to a geometric ideal. A pair of rails or parked cars cannot be truly parallel in the mathematician`s sense of the termbut only more or less so,just as a road or shelf cannot be truly straight in the geometric sensebut nonetheless may be described as very straight or relatively straight.The grammarians` compunctions make even less sense when applied to metaphorical uses ofparallel, as inThe difficulties faced by the Republicans are quite parallel to those that confronted the Democrats four years ago, in which the intended meaning has nothing to do with the possibility of intersectionbut instead suggests the structural correspondence of two distinct situations.In this sense, parallelism is clearly a matter of degreeand the wordparallel can be modified accordingly. See Usage Note at equal ,perfect ,unique
在數學用法中，parallel 是一個絕對的表達法—— 兩條線要么相交，要么就不相交——它既沒有限定性也沒有程度差別。一些語法學家曾提出，這種限制也應該適用於該詞在非科技方面的用法，按照這種邏輯，人們不能說這兩條路已被修得更加平行了， 除非作為用例如更接近於平行 這樣的表達方法更精確地表示的東西的不夠精確的說出方法。 象對equal 的比較所做的類似反對一樣， 這個觀點使數學概念與普通用語中等價詞之間的關係引起誤解。當運用到世間的實物時，parellel 僅能指與幾何理想狀態大致接近的狀況。 一對鐵軌或停放的車輛不可能按數學家對於這個術語的理解來真正地相互並行，而不過是大致平行而已，正如公路和架子不可能是真正幾何意義上的筆直，但仍可被描繪成很直的或相對而言的筆直。在用到parallel 的比喻用法時，語法學家的不安就更顯得意義不大了， 例如：共和黨人所面臨的重重困難與四年前民主黨人遇到的困難十分相似， 在這句話中，該詞的引申意義與相交的可能性毫無關係，然而它暗指了兩種不同情況結構上的一致。在此意義上，相似性明顯是程度的問題，相應地，parallel 一詞也能被其它詞限定修飾了。 參見 equal,perfect,unique