dimension

英 [dɪ'menʃ(ə)n; daɪ-]美 [dɪ'mɛnʃ(ə)n; daɪ-]
  • n. 方面;[数] 维；尺寸；次元；容积 vt. 标出尺寸
  • adj. 规格的
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中文词源

dimension 尺寸，规模

di-, 分开，散开，来自dis-变体。-mension, 测量，词源同measure, meter.即测量，尺寸，维度。

英文词源

dimension
dimension: see measure
dimension (n.)
late 14c., "measurement, size," from Latin dimensionem (nominative dimensio) "a measuring," noun of action from past participle stem of dimetri "to measure out," from dis- (see dis-) + metiri "to measure" (see measure). Meaning "any component of a situation" is from 1929. Related: Dimensional; dimensions.

双语例句

1. There was undeniably a strong theoretical dimension to his thinking.
不可否认，他的思想很有理论深度。
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2. This adds a new dimension to our work.
这给我们的工作增添了新的内容。
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3. There is a political dimension to the accusations.
这些指控含有政治方面的因素。
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4. There is another dimension to this problem which you haven't considered.
这个问题还有你尚未考虑到的另一方面.
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5. Length is one dimension, and breadth is another.
长是一种度量, 宽又是另一种度量.
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