curve: [15] Curve has a wide circle of relations in English. It comes from Latin curvus ‘curved’, which had connections with Greek kurtós ‘curved’, Greek korōnos ‘curved’ (source of English crown), and Greek kírkos ‘ring, circle’ (source of English circle). When English acquired it, it was still an adjective, and English did not convert it into a noun until the 17th century. => circle, crown, curb
curve (v.)
early 15c. (implied in curved), from Latin curvus "crooked, curved, bent," and curvare "to bend," both from PIE root *(s)ker- (2) "to turn, bend" (see ring (n.)).
curve (n.)
1690s, "curved line," from curve (v.). With reference to the female figure (usually plural, curves), from 1862; as a type of baseball pitch, from 1879.
双语例句
1. Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?
这是否是原本良好的增长曲线中暂时的偏离？
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2. Both he and the crew are on a steep learning curve.
他和组员们都学得很快。
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3. The slope increases as you go up the curve.
上了弯道以后，路越来越陡。
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4. There is a learning curve in the process of seeking employment.
找工作有一个经验累积的过程。
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5. Each firm will face a downward-sloping demand curve.