centimeter

centimeter — 名詞

1. A metric unit for measuring length. One hundred centimeters equal one meter; a s

1.名詞A2
釋義

公分

公制長度單位，一公尺的百分之一

A metric unit for measuring length. One hundred centimeters equal one meter; a single centimeter is about the width of a fingertip.

例句

Greta measured the gap under the door and found it was two centimeters wide.

Greta 測量了門下方的縫隙，發現它有兩公分寬。

measurement pattern: [number] centimeters + adjective (wide/long/deep)

The wooden board is exactly one hundred centimeters long.

那塊木板的長度正好是一百公分。

exactly + measurement for precision

常見搭配
  • centimeters wide
  • centimeters long
  • centimeters deep
  • centimeters across
  • square centimeter
  • cubic centimeter
同義詞
  • cm

    the written abbreviation; use 'centimeter' in full sentences and 'cm' with numbers in technical writing

常見錯誤

The table is 120 centemeters long.
The table is 120 centimeters long.
the correct spelling uses 'i' (cent-i-meter), not 'e'.
My pencil is about 15 meters long.
My pencil is about 15 centimeters long.
one meter equals 100 centimeters; a pencil is far shorter than a meter.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • a few centimeters
  • several centimeters

副詞搭配

  • about [N] centimeters
  • approximately [N] centimeters
  • exactly [N] centimeters
  • nearly [N] centimeters
  • just [N] centimeters

常用片語

  • to the nearest centimeter

介系詞搭配

  • in centimeters
  • by [N] centimeters