At the same time, new concepts and abstractions flow into the picture, taking up the task of describing the universe without reference to such time or space - abstractions for which our language lacks adequate terms.

  • -- Benjamin Lee Whorf 本杰明·李·沃尔夫

与此同时,新的概念和抽象出现在画面中,承担起描述宇宙而不涉及时间或空间的任务——我们的语言缺乏足够的术语来描述这些抽象。

相关名言

Abstraction is a mental process we use when trying to discern what is essential or relevant to a problem; it does not require a belief in abstract entities.

抽象是我们在试图辨别一个问题的本质或相关内容时所使用的心理过程;它不需要对抽象实体的信仰。

Abstraction is one of the greatest visionary tools ever invented by human beings to imagine, decipher, and depict the world.

抽象是人类有史以来发明的最伟大的幻想工具之一,用来想象、破译和描绘世界。

The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at the same time.

正是这些矛盾让人类的行为如此令人抓狂,同时又如此迷人。

Although I know it's unfair I reveal myself one mask at a time.

虽然我知道这是不公平的,但我每次只露出一个面具。