cubic

/ˈkjuːbɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkjuːbɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkyü-bik/ (ame, mw)

cubic — 形容詞

  • cubicpositive
  • more cubiccomparative
  • most cubicsuperlative

1. placed before units such as meter, foot, or centimeter to express how much space

1.形容詞B1
釋義

立方的

用於表示體積的單位

placed before units such as meter, foot, or centimeter to express how much space a three-dimensional object occupies — found by multiplying its length, its width, and its height.

例句

Gabriel ordered three cubic meters of concrete for the new driveway.

Gabriel 為新車道訂購了三立方公尺的混凝土。

person + order + cubic measure for a purpose

One cubic meter of seawater contains roughly 35 kilograms of salt.

一立方公尺的海水大約含有35公斤的鹽。

同義詞
  • volumetric

    used in more technical or scientific contexts; 'volumetric analysis' vs. 'cubic meter'

文法句型

cubic + unit of measurement

number + cubic + unit + noun

用法筆記

This sense is almost always placed before a unit of measurement (meter, foot, centimeter, inch). The object whose volume is being described often follows the unit with 'of,' but can be omitted when the context makes it clear.

常見錯誤

❌The room is 5 cubic meters' (meaning each side is 5 m).
✅The room has a volume of 125 cubic meters' or 'The room is 5 m × 5 m × 5 m.
💡'cubic meters' expresses total volume, not side length.
❌a 10 cubic meter room' (hyphen missing).
✅a 10-cubic-meter room
💡compound adjectives before nouns need hyphens.

2. shaped like a cube — a solid form whose six faces are all equal squares meeting

2.形容詞B1
釋義

立方體的

具有立方體外形的

shaped like a cube — a solid form whose six faces are all equal squares meeting at right angles, such as a dice or a sugar cube.

例句

The children built a small cubic house out of cardboard boxes.

孩子們用紙箱搭建了一個小小的立方體房子。

Modern art museums sometimes display large cubic sculptures in their gardens.

現代美術館有時會在花園中展示大型的立方體雕塑。

used in art/design contexts

同義詞
  • cube-shaped

    more conversational and makes the meaning immediately clear; preferred in everyday speech

  • cubical

    the strict synonym, but much less common; mostly used in technical or formal writing

  • three-dimensional

    much broader; describes anything with depth, height, and width, not just a cube

反義詞
  • flat

    lacking the third dimension entirely

  • two-dimensional

    having only length and width, such as a square drawn on paper

文法句型

cubic + noun

be + cubic

用法筆記

Unlike the VOLUME MEASUREMENT sense, this sense describes physical form rather than quantity. It can be used predicatively: 'The room is roughly cubic.' In geometry contexts 'cubical' is a close synonym but far less common in everyday English.

常見錯誤

❌a cubic meter diamond' (ambiguous — could mean a diamond measuring one cubic meter in volume).
✅a cube-shaped diamond
💡use 'cube-shaped' when you mean the form, not the volume.
❌a cubic room' when the room is not actually a perfect cube.
✅The room is roughly cubic' or 'nearly cubic.

cubic — 名詞