hyperbola的词源

英文词源

hyperbola (n.)

1660s, from Latinized form of Greek hyperbole "extravagance," literally "a throwing beyond" (see hyperbole). Perhaps so called because the inclination of the plane to the base of the cone exceeds that of the side of the cone.

中文词源

hyperbola：双曲线

hyper-,超过的，向上的，-bola,扔，词源同ball,ballet,ballistic.即向上扔的，用于指双曲线。

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