公开课常见中的短语(长期更新)

有一些短语在公开课里经常会被用到,在这里把它们记录下来,这里面有一些是计算机科学的行话(jargon),也有一些通用的的短语。

行话

  • trivial 与 non - trivial

    刚接触 trivial 这个词时刚到有些困惑,感觉有时候意思是简单,有时候意思是不重要,而词典的解释是

    adj.琐碎的;不重要的;微不足道的
    If you describe something as trivial, you think that it is unimportant and not serious.

    计算机的教授喜欢说 trivial 和 non - trivial,trivial 表示一个问题的解决方法很明显,比如输入一个数组找出数组的最大值,non - trivial 表示一个问题的答案不是那么明显,要想真正搞明白需要进行一些思考,比如红黑树。

通用短语

  • from scratch

    从零开始;从头做起;白手起家
    If you do something from scratch, you do it without making use of anything that has been done before.

  • wrap up

    圆满完成,圆满结束(工作、协议等)
    If you wrap up something such as a job or an agreement, you complete it in a satisfactory way.

    结束的时候老师可能会说 let’s wrap up today’s class with blahblah

  • rule of thumb

    (根据实际经验的)粗略估算;经验之谈
    A rule of thumb is a rule or principle that you follow which is not based on exact calculations, but rather on experience.

    根据经验来的准则,没有被证明过,但一般都是这样

  • hold
    (命题定理等)成立,如 x ^ 2 is no less than 0, but it’ll not hold if x is an imaginary number.

  • punch line

    妙处
    the final phrase or sentence of a joke or story, providing the humor or some other crucial element.

    基本上意思就是重要之处

  • takeaway
    这个词在公开课的语境下不是外卖的意思。。。 takeaway 就是重点

    a key fact, point, or idea to be remembered, typically one emerging from a discussion or meeting.