Centigrade
Centigrade — 名詞
1. a method of measuring how hot or cold something is, where zero marks the tempera
攝氏溫標
以水的冰點與沸點為基準的溫度測量系統
a method of measuring how hot or cold something is, where zero marks the temperature at which water turns to ice and one hundred marks the temperature at which water turns to steam, widely used in most of the world
The weather forecaster announced that the afternoon high would be thirty-two degrees Centigrade.
氣象預報員說今天下午最高溫會是三十二度攝氏。
collocation: degrees + Centigrade
In class, the lab technician set the water bath to sixty degrees Centigrade.
課堂上，實驗室技術員將水浴槽設定為六十度攝氏。
pattern: number + degrees + Centigrade
Most ovens sold in Europe show the temperature in Centigrade rather than Fahrenheit.
歐洲販售的烤箱大多使用攝氏溫標，而不是華氏溫標。
Dr. Nakamura recorded a summer temperature of forty-three degrees Centigrade in the research station.
中村博士在研究站記錄到攝氏四十三度的夏季高溫。
- Celsius
the official scientific name for the same scale; more common in academic and formal writing
- Fahrenheit
a different temperature scale used mainly in the United States, where water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
文法句型
number + degrees + Centigrade
in + Centigrade
用法筆記
When stating a specific temperature, the pattern 'number + degrees + Centigrade' is standard (e.g. '25 degrees Centigrade'). In everyday speech, 'degrees' is sometimes dropped in contexts like 'It's 30° today.'
常見錯誤
Centigrade — 形容詞
- Centigradepositive
- more Centigradecomparative
- most Centigradesuperlative
1. measured or shown using a temperature system where zero is the point at which wa
攝氏度數的
使用攝氏溫標來標示的
measured or shown using a temperature system where zero is the point at which water becomes ice and one hundred is the point at which water becomes steam
The chemistry teacher handed each student a centigrade thermometer for the boiling-point experiment.
化學老師發給每位學生一支攝氏溫度計，用來做沸點實驗。
collocation: centigrade thermometer
This digital oven has both centigrade and Fahrenheit settings on its control panel.
這台數位烤箱的控制面板上同時有攝氏度數和華氏度數兩種設定。
collocation: centigrade setting
A centigrade reading of thirty-eight degrees means the patient has a mild fever.
攝氏三十八度的讀數表示病人有輕微發燒。
Chef García prefers using a centigrade oven because the numbers are easier to remember.
加西亞主廚偏好使用攝氏烤箱，因為數字比較好記。
- Celsius
the preferred term in scientific and formal contexts; functionally identical
文法句型
centigrade + noun
用法筆記
Centigrade is an attributive adjective only — it appears before the noun it modifies ('a centigrade thermometer') and cannot be used predicatively (❌ 'This thermometer is centigrade'). Use the noun form instead: 'This thermometer uses Centigrade.'