mil

mil — 名詞

1. a word meaning one thousand, used especially when talking about amounts of money

1.名詞B1
釋義

一千

表示千位的單位

a word meaning one thousand, used especially when talking about amounts of money, statistical figures, or large quantities in business settings

例句

The used sedan cost 7 mil dollars, a fair price given its age and condition.

這輛二手轎車要價 7000 美元，以車齡和車況來說算合理。

mil + dollars for pricing goods

Nearly 2 mil residents of the mountain village rely on spring water for drinking.

這個山村將近有 2000 名居民依賴泉水飲用。

mil + residents for small-population figures

同義詞
  • thousand

    the full standard form, used in most everyday contexts

  • K

    informal abbreviation for thousand, especially in salaries (50K)

文法句型

mil + noun (countable)

a mil

用法筆記

Commonly used in journalism, finance, and government reports as a concise way to write or say 'thousand'. Always pluralised as 'mil' (unchanged) — '5 mil' not '5 mils'.

常見錯誤

❌The car costs 50 mils dollars.
✅The car costs 50 mil dollars.
💡'mil' stays singular even after a number.

2. a tiny unit of money that was used in Cyprus before the country switched to the

2.名詞C2
釋義

千分之一賽鎊

賽普勒斯鎊的千分之一，已停用

a tiny unit of money that was used in Cyprus before the country switched to the euro, with one thousand of them making up one Cypriot pound

例句

Chidi found an old coin from the 1980s worth five mils in his grandfather's collection.

Chidi 在他祖父的收藏中找到了一枚 1980 年代價值 5 mils 的舊硬幣。

historical currency use: five mils

Before 2008, postage stamps in Cyprus often cost just a few mils.

在 2008 年之前，賽普勒斯的郵票通常只要幾 mils 就可以買到。

同義詞
  • Cypriot mil

    full name to avoid confusion with other senses

文法句型

the mil

a mil

用法筆記

This sense is historical — Cyprus adopted the euro in 2008. The mil was the smallest unit of the Cypriot pound and not commonly used in everyday transactions even before the change.

3. a measurement of how thick a thin material is, used mainly in engineering and ma

3.名詞C1
釋義

千分之一英寸

測量薄膜或塗層厚度的單位

a measurement of how thick a thin material is, used mainly in engineering and manufacturing, with one mil being 0.001 inches in length

例句

The contractor ordered a 6-mil polyethylene sheet to cover the garden during the renovation work.

承包商訂購了一張 6-mil 聚乙烯布，用來在裝修期間覆蓋花園。

X-mil used as modifier: 6-mil polyethylene sheet

Kabir saw on the label that the paint layer was just 2 mils thick, too thin for outdoor furniture.

Kabir 看到標籤上的油漆層只有 2 mils 厚，對戶外家具來說太薄了。

X mils thick — measuring thickness after application

同義詞
  • thou

    British term for the same unit, also meaning one thousandth of an inch

文法句型

X mils thick

X-mil [material]

用法筆記

Frequently used as an adjective before a material (e.g., '3-mil plastic bag'). 1 mil = 0.001 inch ≈ 0.0254 mm. Do not confuse with millimetres — a 6-mil sheet is much thinner than a 6-mm sheet.

常見錯誤

❌The plastic is 6 mm thick.' (when meaning 6 mils).
✅The plastic is 6 mils thick.
💡a millimetre is about 40 times thicker than a mil.

4. a unit for measuring angles in military and surveying contexts, where a full cir

4.名詞C2
釋義

密位

砲兵及測量用的角度單位

a unit for measuring angles in military and surveying contexts, where a full circle is split into 6400 equal parts and each part is called one mil

例句

The officer ordered the gun 50 mils to the left to hit the target behind the hill.

軍官下令將炮管向左轉 50 密位，以命中山丘後方的目標。

military command using mils for turning angle

Through his mil-dot scope, Emre estimated the ridge at 120 mils across.

Emre 透過他的密位點瞄準鏡，估計山脊的寬度約為 120 密位。

mil-dot scope for estimation in the field

同義詞
  • NATO mil

    specifically the 6400-per-circle standard used by NATO forces

  • angular mil

    full technical name

文法句型

X mils

adjust by X mils

用法筆記

The NATO mil (6400 per circle) differs from the Soviet mil (6000 per circle) and the true trigonometric mil (6283 per circle). In civilian contexts like rifle scopes, 'mil-dot' reticles are common for range estimation.

5. an informal short form for one million dollars, used in casual business conversa

5.名詞B2
釋義

一百萬美元

一百萬美元的非正式說法

an informal short form for one million dollars, used in casual business conversation, entertainment news, and finance blogs

例句

The founder made 20 mil when a larger firm bought the startup last spring.

這家創辦人去年春天在一家大公司收購他的新創公司時賺了 2000 萬美元。

slang: make X mil in business deals

Sofie read the actor's contract was worth 5 mil, a studio record.

Sofie 讀到這位演員的合約價值 500 萬美元，創下該片廠紀錄。

同義詞
  • million

    the standard full form, used in both formal and informal contexts

  • mill

    alternative slang spelling, less common

文法句型

X mil

make X mil

用法筆記

Used mainly in speech and informal writing. In formal documents, always write out 'million dollars'. Mil is invariable — '5 mil' not '5 mils'.

常見錯誤

❌The house sold for 5 mils.
✅The house sold for 5 mil.
💡'mil' is the same in singular and plural for this sense, just like sense 1 (thousand).

6. a short form of 'military', used as a suffix in internet addresses that belong t

6.名詞B1
釋義

軍事網域

軍方網域名稱縮寫

a short form of 'military', used as a suffix in internet addresses that belong to a country's armed forces or defence organisations

例句

The official website for the US Navy ends with .mil rather than .com or .gov.

美國海軍的官方網站結尾是 .mil，而不是 .com 或 .gov。

dot-mil as a top-level domain

Seeing the .mil email address, Tyler knew it came from a military source.

看到郵件中的 .mil 網址，Tyler 就知道這封信來自軍方單位。

同義詞
  • military

    the full form, used in writing when the domain suffix is not relevant

文法句型

.mil

用法筆記

Unlike most abbreviation senses, .mil is not spoken as 'm-i-l' but as 'dot mil' when reading a web address aloud. It is one of the original top-level domains (along with .com, .org, .net, and .gov) established in 1985.