verticality

IPA/vˈɜːtɪkˈalɪti/
IPA/vˈɜːɾɪkˈælᵻɾi/

verticality — 名詞

1. the quality of standing or rising straight upward, at a right angle to the groun

1.名詞C2
釋義

垂直性

與地面或地平線成直角的特性

the quality of standing or rising straight upward, at a right angle to the ground or horizon

例句

The chapel's narrow windows added verticality to the dark stone wall.

教堂狹長的窗戶,讓那面深色石牆更有垂直感。

add verticality to + architectural feature

Daichi admired the verticality of the pine trees beside the lake.

Daichi 很欣賞湖邊那些松樹筆直向上的樣子。

the verticality of + natural object

同義詞
  • uprightness

    slightly broader; it can also describe posture rather than shape alone

  • perpendicularity

    more technical; stresses an exact ninety-degree relationship

反義詞
  • horizontality

    a rare formal opposite for a side-to-side orientation

文法句型

the verticality of + wall/building/line/form

add verticality to + design/space

用法筆記

Mostly used in formal writing about architecture, design, and measurement. In everyday speech, people more often say that something is upright, straight, or vertical.

常見錯誤

The room's verticality made it easy to move around.
The room's height made it easy to move around.
💡verticality is about straight up-and-down direction, not general size or space.