rectangle

IPA/ˈrektæŋɡl/
KK[rˈɛktæŋɡəl]IPA/ˈrektæŋɡl/

rectangle — 名詞

  • rectanglesingular
  • rectanglesplural

1. a four-sided flat shape whose corners are all right angles, with the two long si

1.名詞A2
釋義

長方形；矩形

四角皆為直角的長方形圖形

a four-sided flat shape whose corners are all right angles, with the two long sides equal and the two short sides equal.

例句

Ezra drew a long thin rectangle on the whiteboard to show the new garden bed.

Ezra 在白板上畫了一個又長又細的長方形，用來標示新的花圃位置。

draw + a rectangle

The classroom rug was a soft blue rectangle covering most of the wooden floor.

教室的地毯是一塊柔軟的藍色長方形，幾乎覆蓋了整片木地板。

noun phrase: a [colour] rectangle

常見搭配
  • long rectangle
  • narrow rectangle
  • perfect rectangle
  • draw a rectangle
  • form a rectangle
同義詞
  • oblong

    everyday word for the same shape, common in British English when describing objects

  • quadrilateral

    technical maths term for any four-sided figure, broader than rectangle

用法筆記

Often modified by a size or colour adjective (long, narrow, blue) and used with verbs of drawing, folding, or measuring. A rectangle with all four sides equal is called a square instead.

常見錯誤

The window had a rectangle shape.
The window had a rectangular shape.
use the adjective 'rectangular' before another noun, not the noun 'rectangle'.
The room is a perfect rectangle of 5 metres.
The room is a perfect rectangle, 5 metres by 3.
a rectangle has two different side lengths; give both.

同根字

  • rectangular
    形容詞B1
  • rectangularly
    副詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • rectangle shape
  • garden rectangle
  • paper rectangle

常用片語

  • draw a rectangle
  • form a rectangle
  • fold into a rectangle
  • perfect rectangle

介系詞搭配

  • rectangle of [material]
  • in the shape of a rectangle