transverse
transverse — 形容詞
- transversepositive
- more transversecomparative
- most transversesuperlative
1. positioned or moving across something, forming a right angle with its longest di
橫向的
與物體最長軸成直角的
positioned or moving across something, forming a right angle with its longest dimension or direction of travel.
Sivan measured and drew a transverse line across the centre of the paper.
Sivan 用尺測量後，在紙張中央畫了一條橫向的直線。
attributive: transverse line
The surgeon made a small transverse incision across Elena's lower back.
外科醫師在 Elena 的下背部切了一道小小的橫向切口。
medical context: transverse incision
Karim spotted a transverse crack running from one side of the wall to the other.
Karim 發現一道橫向裂縫從牆壁的一側延伸到另一側。
Workers bolted transverse steel bars across the bridge deck to prevent warping.
工人在橋面板上鎖上橫向鋼條，防止橋面翹曲。
collocation: transverse bars / beams
Dylan learned that a transverse wave moves up and down as it travels through water.
Dylan 學到橫波會在穿過水面時上下振盪。
domain: physics, transverse wave
- transverse beam
- transverse section
- transverse incision
- transverse cut
- transverse axis
- transverse wave
- transverse crack
- transverse plane
- crosswise
less formal, more common in everyday speech than transverse
- transversal
nearly identical in meaning; most often used in mathematics and geometry
- diagonal
implies any slanted direction, not necessarily a right angle — broader than transverse
- longitudinal
running along the length of something rather than across it
- parallel
running in the same direction, never crossing
文法句型
transverse + noun
be + transverse + to + noun
用法筆記
Used in technical and scientific contexts — anatomy, engineering, physics, and geometry. Frequently appears before a noun describing a cut, beam, line, or axis. Distinguish from horizontal (parallel to the ground) and diagonal (at any slanted angle, not necessarily 90°).
常見錯誤
transverse — 名詞
1. a part, piece, or section that is placed across something, crossing it at a righ
橫斷面
橫向放置的部件或剖切面
a part, piece, or section that is placed across something, crossing it at a right angle.
Faisal fitted a wooden transverse between the two vertical posts of the gate.
Faisal 在門的兩根直立柱子之間裝了一根橫向木條。
concrete object: a transverse fitted between two posts
The carpenter cut a short transverse to brace the frame of the bookshelf.
木匠切了一段短橫木來加固書架的框架。
Each steel transverse in the bridge was bolted securely to the main supports.
橋上的每一根鋼製橫樑都已牢牢鎖在主要支撐結構上。
collocation: steel transverse
This anatomical diagram labels each transverse of the lower-leg muscle group.
這張解剖圖標示出小腿肌肉群的每一個橫斷面。
domain: anatomy
- steel transverse
- wooden transverse
- fitted a transverse
- installed a transverse
- crosspiece
more everyday word for a bar or beam placed across something
- cross member
common in automotive and structural engineering
- transversal
rarely used as a noun; more common as an adjective
文法句型
a/the + transverse + of + noun
用法筆記
Less common than the adjective form. Most often encountered in engineering (structural cross-pieces) and anatomy (transverse sections or muscles).
同根字
- transversely副詞C1
- transversal形容詞C1