contour
英 ['k?nt??]
美['kɑnt?r]
- n. 輪廓；等高線；周線；電路；概要
- vt. 畫輪廓；畫等高線
- n. (Contour)人名；(法)孔圖爾
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?contours;
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中文詞源
contour 輪廓
con-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-tour, 轉(zhuǎn)，詞源同turn, tourism.
英文詞源
- contour (n.)
- 1660s, a term in painting and sculpture, from French contour "circumference, outline," from Italian and Medieval Latin contornare "to go around," from Latin com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + tornare "to turn (on a lathe);" see turn (v.).
First recorded application to topography is from 1769. Earlier the word was used to mean "bedspread, quilt" (early 15c.) in reference to its falling over the sides of the mattress. Related: Contoured. Contour line in geography is from 1844.
雙語例句
- 1. There were three moderate climbs to just below the 450 feet contour.
- 剛好在450英尺的等高線之下有3個(gè)緩坡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The contour of the Atlantic coast of America is very irregular.
- 美國(guó)沿太平洋的海岸線非常曲折.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Contour is NASA's second mission dedicated to studying comets.
- “孔杜爾”號(hào)(contour的 音譯,國(guó)內(nèi)一般意譯為“彗核旅行” 或者 “測(cè)繪”)是NASA( 美國(guó)宇航局)專門用于彗星研究的第二次任務(wù)號(hào).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. All three basins are enclosed by the 1900 m depth contour.
- 三個(gè)海盆都被1900米的等深線所圈閉.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The area representing Q 1 is indicated by contour shading.
- 代表Q1的面積由打有陰影的輪廓線標(biāo)出.
來自辭典例句