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.