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单词 rigidity
释义
rigidity
noun[U]
uk
/rɪˈdʒɪd.ə.ti/us
/rɪˈdʒɪd.ə.t̬i/

rigiditynoun[U](STIFFNESS)

thequalityof beingstiff,fixed, orimpossibletobend:
僵硬；刚直
Cableslackthe rigidity ofwires.电缆缺乏电线的刚性。
Theroofhasspecialbeamstoincreaserigidity.屋顶有特殊的横梁以增加刚度。
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  • Mineralsprovidebonewithitsrigidity.
  • Thecaseis atwo-piecealuminumhousingshapedfor high rigidity.
  • Parkinson'sdiseasecausesuncontrollabletremorsandmuscularrigidity.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hard and firm
  • (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom
  • adamantine
  • cast iron
  • congealed
  • crisp
  • crisply
  • erect
  • firmness
  • fossilized
  • harden
  • hardening
  • hardness
  • horny
  • rigid
  • rock-hard
  • rock-solid
  • stiff
  • stiffly
  • stiffness
  • tense
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rigiditynoun[U](IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE)

disapproving
thequalityof beingimpossibletochangeorpersuade:
死板；僵化；一成不变
FlexiLoan has beendevelopedforcustomerswho arelookingfor thefreedomtospend, without the rigidity of afixedloan.灵活贷款是为实现自由消费的顾客而开发，没有固定贷款不可改变的模式。
Thomasdisplaysa rigidity inthinkingthatextendsbeyondideology.托马斯表现出的思维僵化，已经超出了意识形态的范畴。
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  • This rigiditypreventsthem fromadjustingand reformulatingtheirprogrammes.
  • In anadministrationknownforitsrigidity, she's beenflexible.
  • Extremistdoctrinalrigidity and aggressiveness werepreferredtoconstructiveattemptstoconfrontrealissues.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not able to be changed
  • be no hard and fast rulesidiom
  • burnyourboats/bridgesidiom
  • congenital
  • continuity
  • deep-seated
  • incorrigible
  • incurably
  • inelastic
  • inelasticity
  • inflexible
  • irreversible
  • irreversibly
  • irrevocable
  • irrevocably
  • leopard
  • unalterable
  • unchangeable
  • uncompromising
  • uncompromisingly
  • unredeemable
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rigid
(Definition ofrigidityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

rigidity| American Dictionary

rigidity
noun[U]
us/rəˈdʒɪd·ɪ·t̬i/
thequalityorcharacteristicof notpermittinganychange:
We will makesurethatfederallawoperateswith highstandardsandcommonsense, not justbureaucraticrigidity(= not justlackofwillingnesstochangebygovernmentofficials).
thequalityof not beingabletobendor bebent:
Steel isknowntolosehalfofitsrigidity at 1,000degreesandbeginstomeltat 2,750degrees.
(Definition ofrigidityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An inefficient tax system could thus have survived if political rigidities prevented a ruler from changing it.
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Once one moves beyond these special cases, menu cost models that display realrigidityare also likely to display indeterminacy.
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To address this question they define the concept of a realrigidity.
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It might be useful here to summarize some of the categories of rules which affect movement in and around places, in descending order ofrigidity.
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The gap between end effector and non-rigid product is to some extent self-regulating and imposes localrigiditywhich is useful during manipulation.
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Familyrigiditywas also associated with higher maternal anxiety and with a more difficult infant temperament.
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The aim was to reduce hierarchy andrigidityin the policy process.
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Establishing whetherrigidityholds for a property is not only central in order to distinguish necessary truth but also to recognise roles from concepts.
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As studies of modern less developed economies have shown, the "informal sector" possesses enormous economic dynamism, deriving mainly from its freedom from costly formal-sector rigidities.
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Conjugacy andrigidityfor nonpositively curved manifolds of higher rank.
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An important question that motivated this investigation was whether wage or price rigidities make a valid case for policy activism.
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Therigidityof the social boundaries of mate selection are exemplified by the manner in which husbands and wives in this survey met each other.
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Recall that in general the notions of (absence of) partialrigidityand mild mixing are not related.
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However, therigidityof the parameter-setting account is not matched by the samerigidityin the empirical patterns.
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In contrast, downward pricerigidityexacerbates the severity of recessionary conditions on real output.
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