instability 英 [ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti]   美 [ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti]

instability

instability  英 [ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti] 美 [ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti]

n. 不稳定;不稳固 

名词复数:instabilities 

political and economic instability 政治和经济的不稳定
mental instability, emotional instability 精神╱情绪的不稳定

  • Instability is the quality of not being stable, balanced, or predictable. If you've ever walked out onto a diving board, you've probably noticed its instability — meaning the board bends and bounces as you move.
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  • n. 不稳定;不稳固
  • 1. political and economic instability

    政治和经济的不稳定

  • 2. mental instability, emotional instability

    精神╱情绪的不稳定

  • instability (n.) early 15c., from Old French instabilité "inconstancy" (15c.) or directly from Latin instabilitatem (nominative instabilitas) "unsteadiness," from instabilis "unsteady, not firm, inconstant, fickle," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + stabilis (see stable (adj.)).
in·stabil·ity AWL / ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti ; NAmE ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti / noun [uncountable ,  countable ,  usually plural ] ( plural in·stabil·ities ) 1 the quality of a situation in which things are likely to change or fail suddenly 不稳定;不稳固 political and economic instability 政治和经济的不稳定 2 a mental condition in which sb's behaviour is likely to change suddenly (精神的)不稳定状态,变化无常 mental/emotional instability 精神╱情绪的不稳定 OPP stability see also unstable instability instabilities in·stabil·ity / ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti ; NAmE ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti /
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