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circumference

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  • n. 圆周;周长;胸围

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复数: circumferences;

中文词源


circumference 周长

circum-,圈,周围,-fer,带,携,词源同bring,conference.

英文词源


circumference (n.)
late 14c., from Latin circumferentia, neuter plural of circumferens, present participle of circumferre "to lead around, take around, carry around," from circum "around" (see circum-) + ferre "to carry" (see infer). A loan-translation of Greek periphereia "periphery, the line round a circular body," literally "a carrying round" (see periphery). Related: Circumferential.

双语例句


1. the circumference of the earth
地球的周长

来自《权威词典》

2. It's a mile round the circumference of the field.
运动场周长一英里.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.
圆的直径与圆周有相互关系.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. The lake is thirty li in circumference.
这湖周围长30里.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The lake has a circumference of 800 li.
那个湖方圆800里.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》