The old slow and steady idea called uniformitarianism now stood alongside a new idea called catastrophism, where rapid and violent events could sometimes shape Earth's geology in ways that slower processes couldn't explain.

被称为均变论陈旧缓慢而稳定法现在与称为灾难论新法并驾齐驱，其快速而剧烈事件有会以较慢过程，无法解释方式塑造地球地质。

Sir Charles said not a word; he let the paragraph stand; and Adams never knew whether the great Uniformitarian was strict or lax in his uniformitarian creed; but he doubted.

尔斯爵士一言不发。 他让这一段保留下来； 亚当斯从来不知道这位伟大均变论者在他均变论信条是严格还是宽松； 但他怀疑。