polygonal
polygonal — 形容詞
- polygonalpositive
- more polygonalcomparative
- most polygonalsuperlative
1. describing a flat shape that is closed by several straight edges meeting at corn
多邊形的
由多條直邊構成、有角的
describing a flat shape that is closed by several straight edges meeting at corners, often five or more.
Eitan drew a polygonal window frame with six equal straight edges.
Eitan 畫了一個多邊形的窗框，有六條長度相等的直邊。
describes a shape built from several straight edges
The new museum has a polygonal roof that looks like a giant folded paper crane.
這座新博物館有個多邊形的屋頂，看起來像一隻巨大的摺紙鶴。
Nora arranged the garden beds into a neat polygonal pattern of five-sided plots.
Nora 把花圃排成整齊的多邊形圖案，每塊都是五邊形的小地塊。
Old city walls were often polygonal, with sharp corners that helped guards watch every side.
古老的城牆常是多邊形的，尖銳的角讓守衛能看顧每一面。
The children cut the cake into polygonal slices, each one with five or six straight edges.
孩子們把蛋糕切成多邊形的小塊，每塊都有五或六條直邊。
- many-sided
plainer, everyday wording for the same idea
- angular
stresses the sharp corners rather than the count of sides
用法筆記
Most often describes physical objects and designs (roofs, walls, tiles, windows) whose outline is made of straight sides rather than curves. Contrasts directly with 'circular' or 'rounded'.
常見錯誤
polygonal — 名詞
- polygonalsingular
- polygonalsplural
1. a flat figure bounded entirely by straight edges and corners, with at least thre
多邊形
由三條以上直邊圍成的平面圖形
a flat figure bounded entirely by straight edges and corners, with at least three of them, such as a triangle or hexagon.
Yara taught the class that a triangle is the simplest polygonal with only three straight sides.
Yara 教全班，三角形是最簡單的多邊形，只有三條直邊。
countable: a/the polygonal as a named shape
Bao folded the paper into a six-sided polygonal, with every straight edge the same length.
Bao 把紙摺成一個六邊的多邊形，每條直邊長度都一樣。
The tile floor was a repeating pattern of small polygonals, each with five flat edges.
這片磁磚地板是由許多小多邊形重複排成的圖案，每個都有五條平整的邊。
Tendai measured each five-sided polygonal carefully before cutting the wood into matching straight-edged pieces.
Tendai 仔細量好每個五邊形的多邊形，才把木頭切成邊緣平直、大小相符的塊。
- polygon
the far more common everyday word for this shape
用法筆記
A specialist geometry term for the shape itself; in everyday speech most people say 'polygon' for the noun and reserve 'polygonal' for the adjective. Distinguish from the adjective sense, which describes other objects rather than naming the shape.