hect

IPA/hˈɛkt/
IPA/hˈɛkt/

hect — combining form

1. a prefix derived from Greek, added before a metric unit of measurement to name a

1.構詞成分B2
釋義

a prefix derived from Greek, added before a metric unit of measurement to name an amount equal to one hundred of those base units — for example, a hectometer is one hundred meters, and a hectoliter is one hundred liters.

例句

The Watanabe family owns a two-hectare farm where they grow rice and vegetables.

hectare = 100 ares (10,000 m²)

Each bag of flour on the factory shelf weighs exactly one hectogram.

hectogram = 100 grams

反義詞
  • centi-

    centi- means one hundredth (1/100), the opposite scale direction from hect-'s one hundred (100×)

文法句型

hect- + [metric unit]

用法筆記

Only attaches to metric units of measurement (meter, liter, gram, are). The most commonly seen form is 'hectare', which appears frequently in real estate, agriculture, and geography texts. Other hect- words (hectogram, hectoliter, hectometer) are much rarer and mostly appear in technical or classroom contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The field is 2 hectometer wide.
✅The field is 2 hectometers wide.
💡When used with a plural number, the metric unit itself takes the plural 's', not the hect- prefix.
❌He bought a hectogram of gold.
✅He bought a hectogram of gold.' (correct)
💡However, 'hectogram' is rarely used in everyday life; '100 grams' or 'a tenth of a kilogram' is more natural in most conversations.