ballistic
Significado: Relating to the science of projectiles and their flight, or to missiles that follow a high arching trajectory. In informal usage, 'go ballistic' means to become furiously angry.
Ballistic operates in both technical and colloquial registers. In military and physics contexts, it describes the trajectory of an unpowered projectile after launch — ballistic missile, ballistic trajectory, ballistic coefficient. Ballistic forensics is a crucial subdiscipline in criminal investigation. The informal expression 'go ballistic' has been widely used in British English since the 1980s and appears freely in tabloid and broadsheet headlines alike. 'Ballistic' also collocates with vest, glass, and nylon in protective equipment contexts.
Ejemplos
- The defence ministry confirmed that the test involved an intercontinental ballistic missile launched from a submarine. 国防部证实,此次试验使用了从潜艇发射的洲际弹道导弹。El Ministerio de Defensa confirmó que el ensayo consistió en un misil balístico intercontinental lanzado desde un submarino.国防省は、今回の実験が潜水艦から発射された大陸間弾道ミサイルによるものであったことを確認した。국방부는 이번 시험이 잠수함에서 발사된 대륙간 탄도미사일에 의한 것이었음을 확인했다.
- Ballistic evidence recovered from the crime scene linked the weapon to two previous shootings in the same borough. 从犯罪现场回收的弹道证据将该武器与同一行政区的两起先前枪击案联系起来。Las pruebas balísticas recuperadas en la escena del crimen vincularon el arma con dos tiroteos anteriores en el mismo distrito.犯罪現場から回収された弾道証拠により、その武器は同じ地区で起きた過去二件の銃撃事件と関連付けられた。범죄 현장에서 수거된 탄도 증거를 통해 해당 무기가 같은 자치구에서 발생한 이전 두 건의 총격 사건과 관련이 있음이 밝혀졌다.
- The prime minister reportedly went ballistic when she learned that the leaked memorandum had reached the press. 据报道,首相在得知泄露的备忘录已传至媒体后勃然大怒。Según fuentes, la primera ministra montó en cólera al enterarse de que el memorando filtrado había llegado a la prensa.首相は、流出した覚書が報道機関に渡ったことを知って激怒したと伝えられている。총리는 유출된 메모가 언론에 전달된 사실을 알고 격노한 것으로 전해졌다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: military, scientific, journalism
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin ballista (a military engine for hurling large stones), from Greek ballein (to throw). The adjective entered English in the 18th century alongside the formal study of projectile motion.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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