hexagonal
/hekˈsæɡənl/ (bre, ipa) · /hekˈsæɡənl/ (ame, ipa) · /hek-ˈsa-gə-nᵊl/ (ame, mw)
hexagonal — 形容詞
- hexagonalpositive
- more hexagonalcomparative
- most hexagonalsuperlative
1. describing a flat shape or the cross-section of an object that has six straight
六角形的
有六條直邊的平面形狀
describing a flat shape or the cross-section of an object that has six straight edges, like a honeycomb cell or a standard pencil viewed from the end.
Esme noticed that every wax cell in the beehive was a perfect hexagonal shape.
Esme 注意到蜂巢裡的每一個蠟製巢房都是完美的六角形。
attributive: hexagonal + noun (shape)
The tiles on the kitchen floor were hexagonal, fitting together with no gaps between them.
廚房地板上的磁磚是六角形的，彼此緊密拼接，沒有縫隙。
predicative: be + hexagonal
Takeshi sharpened the hexagonal wooden pencil that his grandfather had given him.
Takeshi 把祖父送他的那枝六角形木製鉛筆削尖。
The new garden pavilion has a hexagonal roof supported by six wooden posts.
新的花園涼亭有一個六角形屋頂，由六根木柱支撐。
Beatriz used a small wrench to loosen the hexagonal nut on the bicycle wheel.
Beatriz 用一支小扳手鬆開腳踏車車輪上的六角形螺帽。
- six-sided
everyday equivalent; preferred in casual speech
- honeycomb-shaped
describes a repeating pattern of hexagons, not a single shape
文法句型
hexagonal + noun
be + hexagonal
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before a noun (hexagonal tile, hexagonal nut). Most often describes flat shapes or the cross-section of long objects, not three-dimensional volumes.