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想法称为灾难论新想法并驾齐驱，其中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.

查尔爵士一言不发。 他让这一段保留下来； 亚当从来不知道这位伟大均变论者他均变论信条中是严格还是宽松； 但他怀疑。