butterfly effect
noun[S]
uk/ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ ɪˌfekt/us/ˈbʌt̬.ɚ.flaɪ ɪˌfekt/the butterfly effect
asituationin which anactionorchangethat does notseemimportanthas a verylargeeffect,especiallyin otherplacesor around theworld:
蝴蝶效应，连锁反应Chaostheoryrelies on theideaof the "butterflyeffect", thatevenslightimbalancesinstartingconditionsleadtohugefinalvariationsinoutcomebecause of thefundamentalinstabilityof thesystem."混沌理论基于“蝴蝶效应”的概念，即由于系统根基不稳，即使起始条件的微小不平衡也会导致结果的巨大变化。
And so we had thebutterflyeffectthat was UShouseholdsdefaultingontheirloansquicklycausingchaosaround theworld.于是我们看到了蝴蝶效应，就是美国家庭拖欠的贷款迅速在全球范围内造成了混乱。
- The Butterfly Effect: It is sometimes said that theflappingof a butterfly'swingsin onepartof theworldcancauseahurricaneon the othersideof theglobe.
- Perhaps you areawareof theso-calledbutterflyeffect, theprinciplefromchaostheorythatsuggestsasimpleevent(awingflap) cancauseacascadeof otherevents.
- He says thebutterflyeffectdoes show up in thehugesupercomputermodelsnow used toforecasttheweather.
Causing things to happen
- -induced
- activate
- activation
- actuation
- agent
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- in
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- instate
- pioneer
- realization
- realize
- reattribute
- reawaken
- reimpose
- render
- seed
- spark