1. A unit of measurement in the metric system used for expressing how much space a
1.名詞A2
釋義
公升
容量單位，等於千分之一立方米
A unit of measurement in the metric system used for expressing how much space a liquid or gas occupies. One litre equals one thousand cubic centimetres, or roughly 1.76 British pints.
例句
Theo filled the car's tank with thirty litres of petrol at the station.
Theo 在加油站加了三十公升的汽油到車子的油箱裡。
collocation: 'litres of [fuel]' for amounts
Aiko bought a two-litre bottle of lemonade for her birthday party.
Aiko 買了一瓶兩公升的檸檬汁來辦生日派對。
compound adjective: [number]-litre [container]
Priya drinks at least two litres of water each day during the summer.
Priya 在夏天每天至少喝兩公升的水。
Half a litre of saline solution was prepared by the nurse for the patient.
護士替病人準備了半公升的生理食鹽水。
passive: [amount] of [liquid] was prepared
There was less than a litre of paint left in the can after the job.
工程結束後，油漆罐裡剩下不到一公升的油漆。
existential: there was + [amount] + of + [substance]
常見搭配
litre of water
litre of milk
litre of petrol
half a litre
two-litre bottle
litres per hour
per litre
文法句型
[number] + litre(s) + of + [substance]
用法筆記
Often paired with 'of' before the substance being measured: 'litre of milk', 'litres of water'. The spelling 'liter' is the American English variant.
常見錯誤
There is one litre water in the bottle.
There is one litre of water in the bottle.
A measure word like 'litre' needs 'of' before the substance.
I need to buy a liter of milk.
I need to buy a litre of milk.
In British English (used in Taiwan materials), the spelling is 'litre', not 'liter'.