axiom:公理;不证自明的原则/命题(在数学、逻辑中指被接受为出发点的基本假设;在日常语境中也可指“人人默认的道理”)。
/ˈæk.si.əm/
An axiom of geometry is that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points.
几何学的一条公理是:两点之间直线最短。
In her essay, she challenged the axiom that economic growth always leads to greater happiness, arguing that inequality can rise at the same time.
在她的文章中,她质疑“经济增长必然带来更幸福”这一被当作公理的观点,并指出不平等可能同时上升。
来自希腊语 axiōma,原意与“被认为值得、被认可的主张/原则”有关,后经拉丁语进入英语,逐渐固定为“无需证明而被接受的基本命题”,尤其用于数学与逻辑。