trajectory
Word family nountrajectiontrajectoryverbtraject
ldoce_248_btra·jec·to·ry /trəˈdʒektəri/ noun (plural trajectories) [countableC] 2
formal the events that happen during a period of time, which often lead to a particular aim or result 〔事物的〕发展轨迹 The decision was certain to affect the trajectory of French politics for some time to come. 这一决定在未来的一段时间里必将影响法国的政治轨迹。
Origin trajectory (1600-1700) Modern Latin trajectoria, from
Latin trajectus, past participle of
traicere “to cause to cross”, from
trans- (
→ TRANS-) +
jacere “to throw”