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perpendicular

英 [,pɜːp(ə)n'dɪkjʊlə] 美['pɝpən'dɪkjəlɚ]
  • adj. 垂直的,正交的;直立的;陡峭的
  • n. 垂线;垂直的位置

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复数: perpendiculars;

中文词源


perpendicular 垂直的

per-,整个的,-pend,悬挂,词源同depend,pendulum.引申词义垂直的。

英文词源


perpendicular
perpendicular: see pendulum
perpendicular (adj.)
late 15c., from adverb (late 14c.), from Old French perpendiculer, from Latin perpendicularis "vertical, as a plumb line," from perpendiculum "plumb line," from perpendere "balance carefully," from per- "thoroughly" (see per) + pendere "to weigh, to hang" (see pendant). As a noun from 1570s. Related: Perpendicularly; perpendicularity.

双语例句


1. The left wing dipped until it was perpendicular to the ground.
左翼下垂至与地面成90度角。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Are the lines perpendicular to each other?
这些直线相互垂直吗?

来自《权威词典》

3. The two lines of bones are set perpendicular to one another.
这两排骨头相互垂直.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The plumbline is always perpendicular to the horizontal plane.
铅垂线总是垂直于水平面的.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. Let AB be perpendicular to CD.
设AB垂直于CD.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》