英汉词典

compass 基本解释

• n. 指南针，罗盘；圆规
• vt. 包围

compass 词态变化

compass 中文词源

com-, 强调。-pass, 走，展开，词源同pace. 后用于指数学和航海物件品。

compass 英文词源

compass

compass: [13] The notion underlying compass is of ‘measuring out with paces’. It originated as a verb, Vulgar Latin *compassāre ‘pace out’, a compound formed from the Latin intensive prefix com- and passus (source of English pace). This passed into Old French as compasser ‘measure’, and thence into English. The derived Old French noun compas was early applied to a pivoted two-armed measuring and drawing instrument, presumably inspired equally by the ideas ‘stepping’ and ‘measuring’, and English acquired this sense in the 14th century.

The use of the word for a magnetic direction indicator, which dates from the 16th century, may be due to the device’s circular container.
=> pace

compass (n.)

c. 1300, "space, area, extent, circumference," from Old French compas "circle, radius, pair of compasses" (12c.), from compasser "to go around, measure, divide equally," from Vulgar Latin *compassare "to pace out" (source of Italian compassare, Spanish compasar), from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + passus "a step" (see pace (n.)).

The mathematical instrument so called from mid-14c. The mariners' directional tool (so called since early 15c.) took the name, perhaps, because it's round and has a point like the mathematical instrument. The word is in most European languages, with a mathematical sense in Romance, a nautical sense in Germanic, and both in English.

compass (v.)

c. 1300, "to devise, plan;" early 14c. as "to surround, contain, envelop, enclose;" from Anglo-French cumpasser, from compass (n.). Related: Compassed; compassing.

compass 英文释义

1. navigational instrument for finding directions

2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet";

"the ambit of municipal legislation"

"within the compass of this article"

"within the scope of an investigation"

"outside the reach of the law"

"in the political orbit of a world power"

3. the limit of capability;

"within the compass of education"

4. drafting instrument used for drawing circles

compass 双语例句

1. You can go anywhere and still the compass points north or south.

无论走到哪里，罗盘仍然指向北或南。

来自柯林斯例句

2. We didn't have satnav, so the traditional map and compass took over.

我们没有卫星导航系统，因此使用了传统的地图加指南针。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Sightseers arrived from all points of the compass.

观光者来自四面八方。

来自柯林斯例句

4. a map and compass

地图和指南针

来自《权威词典》

5. the oscillation of the compass needle

罗盘指针的摆动

来自《权威词典》

compass 实用场景例句

a map and compass

地图和指南针

牛津词典

the points of the compass (= N, S, E, W, etc.)

罗经方位点（东、南、西、北等）

牛津词典

a pair of compasses

一副圆规

牛津词典

the compass of a singer's voice (= the range from the lowest to the highest note that he or she can sing)

歌手的音域

牛津词典

We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here.

我们不得不依靠指南针和不错的运气找到这儿来。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Within the compass of a normal sized book such a comprehensive survey was not practicable.

在通常一本书的篇幅中要作如此全面的调查不太实际。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Map and compass : In case you wander from the trail.

地图和指南针: 迷路时用得上.

期刊摘选

A compass is an instrument for finding the north.

罗盘是用来寻找北方的仪器.

辞典例句

The author boxed the compass of negation in his article.

该作者在文章中依次探讨了各种反面的意见.

《简明英汉词典》

He went to all lengths to compass his purpose.

他想尽一切办法去实现他的目标.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Brown pointed to the compass and Alcock let out a bellow of laughter.

布朗指了指罗盘,阿尔科克发出一阵大笑.

英汉非文学 - 百科语料821

Do you know who invents the compass?

你知道是谁发明的指南针 吗 ?

期刊摘选

The troops fetched a large compass, avoiding the village.

军队绕了一个大弯, 避开那个村庄.

期刊摘选

These wind roses show the probability of occurrence of wind speeds for sixteen compass points.

这些风的图形揭示了十六分圆盘上风速出现的概率.

辞典例句

The compass needle always seeks the north.

指南针的针总是指向北方.

期刊摘选

Keep your desires within compass.

应该把你的欲望限制在适当的范围内.

辞典例句

Electric compass is a sensor used to determine direction with the help of geomagnetic field.

电子罗盘是一种利用地磁场来测量方位的传感器.

期刊摘选

I made an experiment on the compass.

妹妹告诉我,根据店员所说,这个指南针是士兵用的.

期刊摘选

The invention of the compass was referred to China.

指南针是中国发明的.

《简明英汉词典》

With the aid of a compass the traveler can find his bearings.

藉助罗盘,旅行者可以找到自己所处的方位.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The needle of a compass points to the north.

罗盘的指针指向北方.

《简明英汉词典》

The compass is an instrument of navigation.

罗盘是导航仪器.

《简明英汉词典》

This question is beyond the compass of today's human mind.

这个问题已超出目前人类智力范围.

《简明英汉词典》

Without a compass, it is easy to lose one's bearings in the woods.

在森林中没有指南针是容易迷失方向的.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The Compass was invented by the Chinese.

指南针是中国人发明的.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

A compass needle always points north.

罗盘指针总是指向北方.

《简明英汉词典》

Finance is not within the compass of this department.

财政不在这个部门的管辖范围之内.

《简明英汉词典》

Her students could not compass the simplest problems.

她的学生连最简单的问题都不能理解.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

a map and compass

地图和指南针

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》