rectangle

/ˈrektæŋɡl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈrektæŋɡl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl/ (ame, mw)

rectangle — noun

  • rectanglesingular
  • rectanglesplural

1. a four-sided flat shape whose corners are all right angles, with the two long si

1.名詞A2
釋義

a four-sided flat shape whose corners are all right angles, with the two long sides equal and the two short sides equal.

例句

Ezra drew a long thin rectangle on the whiteboard to show the new garden bed.

draw + a rectangle

The classroom rug was a soft blue rectangle covering most of the wooden floor.

noun phrase: a [colour] rectangle

同義詞
  • oblong

    everyday word for the same shape, common in British English when describing objects

  • quadrilateral

    technical maths term for any four-sided figure, broader than rectangle

用法筆記

Often modified by a size or colour adjective (long, narrow, blue) and used with verbs of drawing, folding, or measuring. A rectangle with all four sides equal is called a square instead.

常見錯誤

❌The window had a rectangle shape.
✅The window had a rectangular shape.
💡use the adjective 'rectangular' before another noun, not the noun 'rectangle'.
❌The room is a perfect rectangle of 5 metres.
✅The room is a perfect rectangle, 5 metres by 3.
💡a rectangle has two different side lengths; give both.