英汉词典

measure 基本解释

• n. 测量；措施；程度；尺寸
• vt. 测量；估量；权衡
• vi. 测量；估量

measure 词态变化

measure 中文词源

来自古法语mesurer,测量，来自拉丁语mensurare,测量，检测，来自PIE*me,测量，词源同meter,commensurate.

measure 英文词源

measure

measure: [13] The distant ancestor of English measure was the Indo-European base *ma-, *me- ‘measure’. This has generated a wide range of often unexpected English progeny, including meal ‘repast’, month, and moon. Measure itself comes from an extension of the base, *mat-, *met-, from which was derived the Latin verb mētīrī ‘measure’.

Its past participial stem mēnsformed the basis of the noun mēnsūra ‘measure’, which passed into English via Old French mesure as measure. From the same Latin stem come commensurate [17], dimension [14], and immense [15] (literally ‘unmeasurable’); and other related forms that go back to the base *mat-, *met- (or *med-) include mate ‘friend’, meat, meditate, meet ‘suitable’, mete, mode, moderate, modest, and modify.
=> commensurate, dimension, immense, mate, meal, meat, meditate, meet, mete, metre, mode, moderate, modest, month, moon

measure (v.)

c. 1300, "to deal out by measure," from Old French mesurer "measure; moderate, curb" (12c.), from Late Latin mensurare "to measure," from Latin mensura "a measuring, a measurement; thing to measure by," from mensus, past participle of metiri "to measure," from PIE *me- (2) "to measure" (see meter (n.2)).

Replaced Old English cognate mæð "measure." Meaning "to ascertain spatial dimensions of" is mid-14c. To measure up "have the necessary abilities" is 1910, American English. Related: Measured; measuring.

measure (n.)

c. 1200, "moderation, temperance, abstemiousness;" c. 1300, "instrument for measuring," from Old French mesure "limit, boundary; quantity, dimension; occasion, time" (12c.), from Latin mensura "measure" (see measure (v.)). Meaning "size or quantity as ascertained by measuring" is from early 14c. Meaning "action of measuring; standard measure of quantity; system of measuring; appointed or alloted amount of anything" is late 14c. Also from late 14c. are senses "proper proportion, balance." Sense of "that to which something is compared to determine its quantity" is from 1570s. Meaning "rhythmic pattern in music" is late 14c.; from mid-15c. in poetry, c. 1500 in dance. Meaning "treatment 'meted out' to someone" is from 1590s; that of "plan or course of action intended to obtain some goal" is from 1690s; sense of "legislative enactment" is from 1759. Phrase for good measure (late 14c.) is literally "ample in quantity, in goods sold by measure."

measure 词组搭配

measure 英文释义

1. the act or process of measuring;

"the measurements were carefully done"

"his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"

2. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated;

"they set the measure for all subsequent work"

3. how much there is of something that you can quantify

4. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal;

"the situation called for strong measures"

"the police took steps to reduce crime"

5. a statute in draft before it becomes law;

"they held a public hearing on the bill"

6. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

7. musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats;

"the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"

8. measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements

measure 同义词解析

standard, criterion, measure, gauge

这些名词均含"标准"之意。

standard： 指公认为决定事物质量或人的品质的准则或原则。

criterion： 较正式用词，指判断、批评事物的标准，但不一定制成了规章。

measure与standard基本同义，但多用于比喻，指衡量某事物的质量准则。

gauge： 专指测量物体大小、厚度、直径等的标准规格。

measure 双语例句

1. The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.

殖民地正要求获得更大程度上的自治。

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2. The cushions, shown left, measure 20× 12 inches and cost $39.95.

展示在左边的垫子，长20英寸宽12英寸，价格是39.95美元。

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3. The local administration says the curfew is a precautionary measure.

地方当局说宵禁是一种预防措施。

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4. Measure the floor area of the greenhouse and divide it by six.

量一下温室的建筑面积再将它除以6。

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5. Francis poured a generous measure of the whisky into a fresh glass.

弗朗西斯往一个干净的玻璃杯里倒了很多威士忌。

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measure 实用场景例句

A ship's speed is measured in knots.

船速以节测量。

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a device that measures the level of radiation in the atmosphere

测量大气层中辐射级的仪器

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He's gone to be measured for a new suit.

他去量尺寸做新衣服去了。

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measuring equipment/instruments

测量装备 / 仪器

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A dipstick is used to measure how much oil is left in an engine.

量油尺是用来探查引擎中的剩余油量的。

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The main bedroom measures 12ft by 15ft.

主卧室宽12英尺，长15英尺。

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The pond measures about 2 metres across.

这个池塘宽约2米。

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It is difficult to measure the success of the campaign at this stage.

在现阶段还难以估量这场运动的成败。

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I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office...

我继续比照医生办公室里的图表来判断他病情的发展。

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A grammar school's success was measured in terms of the number of pupils who got into university...

一所文法学校成功与否是以考上大学的学生人数为衡量依据的。

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Measure the length and width of the gap...

测量一下这条缝隙的长与宽。

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He measured the speed at which ultrasonic waves travel along the bone.

他测出了超声波穿过骨头的速度。

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The house is more than twenty metres long and measures six metres in width...

这座房子长20多米，宽6米。

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This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm across...

这只手工绘制的盘子直径为30厘米。

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With the exception of Juan, each attained a measure of success...

除了胡安之外，每个人都获得了相当大的成功。

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The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.

殖民地正要求获得更大程度上的自治。

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It is a measure of their plight that few of them have anywhere to go to...

他们几乎全都无处可归，看得出他们是陷入了困境。

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That is a measure of how bad things have become at the bank.

那简直就是银行里糟糕局面的写照。

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The government warned that police would take tougher measures to contain the trouble...

政府警告说，警方将采取更为强硬的措施来遏制动乱。

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He said stern measures would be taken against the killers...

他说将会采取严厉措施惩罚凶手。

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He poured himself another generous measure of malt.

他又为自己倒了满满一大杯麦芽威士忌。

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...a pub measure of spirits.

一杯烈酒

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Mankind's knowledge of the universe has increased beyond measure...

人类对于宇宙的了解已经大为增加。

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She irritated him beyond measure.

她让他大为光火。

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I repeated my question for good measure...

另外，我重复了我的问题。

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For good measure, a few details of hotels were included.

除此之外还包括对宾馆的一些详细介绍。

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The governments of the industrialized world had failed to get the measure of the crisis...

工业化国家的政府没能意识到这次危机的严重程度。

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Has he taken the measure of us and concluded that we're not willing to risk a life?...

他有没有掂掂我们的分量，知道我们并不愿冒生命危险？

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Power is in some measure an act of will...

权力在某种程度上是意志的表现。

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In Britain, we have so far escaped, in large measure, either of these afflictions.

在英国，我们迄今为止已经远远地避开了这两类麻烦。

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