Calculating
“Calculating” 可指正在做数学或逻辑运算,如 calculating the total cost(计算总成本);作形容词时指精明、冷静甚至工于心计,如 a calculating smile(算计意味的微笑)。
- “The app is calculating your route based on live traffic.” (应用正根据实时路况计算你的路线。)
- “She was calculating how much time the migration would take.” (她在推算迁移要花多少时间。)
- “His calculating approach made colleagues uneasy during negotiations.” (谈判中他那精于算计的做派让同事不安。)
来自拉丁语 calculare(用石子计数),calculus 原指小石子,与 calculus(微积分)同源。
“-ate” 构成动词;“-ing” 表示正在计算的过程,或持续表现出的算计特质。
数学与编程离不开 calculating;在 spinner 文案里,“calculating” 常字面化地暗示 AI 正在运算、推敲;作形容词时则提醒社交中的“冷血精明”色彩。
- 固定搭配: “calculating risk” (评估风险), “calculating mind” (精于算计的头脑)
- 原形: calculate
- 名词: calculation, calculator
- 形容词: calculative
“calcul(石子计数)+ ate + ing”:用小石子一遍遍数——calculating 就是正在计算/盘算。
“While calculating the budget, she also calculated whether the extra feature was worth the delay.” (核算预算时,她也在盘算这个额外功能是否值得拖延。)