英汉词典

quarter 基本解释

• n. 四分之一；地区；季度；一刻钟；两角五分；节
• vi. 住宿；驻扎
• vt. 将…四等分；供某人住宿
• num. 四分之一

quarter 词态变化

quarter 中文词源

来自拉丁语quartus,四分之一，词源同four,quadrille.引申词义季度，刻钟。后用于指城区的部分，营房，住宿区等。

quarter 英文词源

quarter

quarter: [13] Quarter is one of a large family of English words that go back ultimately to Latin quattuor ‘four’ and its relatives. Direct descendants of quattuor itself are actually fairly few – among them quatrain [16] and quatrefoil [15] (both via Old French). But its ordinal form quārtus ‘fourth’ has been most prolific: English is indebted to it for quart [14], quarter (via the Latin derivative quartārius ‘fourth part’), quartet [18], and quarto [16].

In compounds quattuor assumed the form quadr-, which has given English quadrangle [15] (and its abbreviation quad [19]), quadrant [14], quadratic [17], quadrille [18], quadruped [17], quadruplet [18] (also abbreviated to quad [19]), quarantine, quarrel ‘arrow’, not to mention the more heavily disguised cadre [19], carfax [14] (which means etymologically ‘four-forked’), squad, and square.

And the derivative quater ‘four times’ has contributed carillon [18] (etymologically a peal of ‘four’ bells), quaternary [15], and quire of paper [15] (etymologically a set of ‘four’ sheets of paper).
=> cadre, carfax, carillon, quad, quarrel, quarry, quire, squad, square

quarter (n.)

c. 1300, "one-fourth of anything; one of four parts or divisions of a thing;" often in reference to the four parts into which a slaughtered animal is cut, from Old French quartier, cartier (12c.), from Latin quartarius "fourth part," from quartus "fourth" (see quart). One of the earliest dated references in English is to "parts of the body as dismembered during execution" (c. 1300).

Used of the phases of the moon from early 15c. The use of quarter of an hour is attested from mid-15c. In Middle English quarter also meant "one of the four divisions of a 12-hour night" (late 14c.), and the quarter of the night meant "nine o'clock p.m." (early 14c.).

From late 14c. as "one of the four quadrants of the heavens;" hence, from the notion of the winds, "a side, a direction" (c. 1400). In heraldry from mid-14c. as "one of the four divisions of a shield or coat of arms." The word's connection with "four" loosened in Middle English and by 15c. expressions such as six-quartered for "six-sided" are found. Meaning "region, locality, area, place" is from c. 1400. Meaning "portion of a town" (identified by the class or race of people who live there) is first attested 1520s. For military sense, see quarters. As a period of time in a football game, from 1911. Quarter horse, bred strong for racing on quarter-mile tracks, first recorded 1834.

The coin (one fourth of a dollar) is peculiar to U.S., first recorded 1783. But quarter could mean "a farthing" in Middle English (late 14c.), and compare British quadrant "a farthing" (c. 1600), and classical Latin quadrans, the name of a coin worth a quarter of an as (the basic unit of Roman currency).

Quarter days (mid-15c.), designated as days when rents were paid and contracts and leases began or expired, were, in England, Lady day (March 25), Midsummer day (June 24), Michaelmas day (Sept. 29), and Christmas day (Dec. 25); in Scotland, keeping closer to the pagan Celtic calendar, they were Candlemas (Feb. 2), Whitsunday (May 15), Lammas (Aug. 1), and Martinmas (Nov. 11). Quarter in the sense "period of three months; one of the four divisions of a year" is recorded from late 14c.

quarter (v.)

"to cut in quarters, divide into four parts," mid-14c., from quarter (n.). Specifically as the word for a form of criminal punishment from late 14c. (Old English had slitcwealm "death by rending"). Related: Quartered; quartering. The meaning "to put up soldiers" is recorded from 1590s (see quarters).

quarter 英文释义

1. one of four equal parts;

"a quarter of a pound"

2. a district of a city having some distinguishing character;

"the Latin Quarter"

3. one of four periods of play into which some games are divided;

"both teams scored in the first quarter"

4. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour;

"it's a quarter til 4"

"a quarter after 4 o'clock"

5. one of four periods into which the school year is divided;

"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"

6. a fourth part of a year; three months;

"unemployment fell during the last quarter"

7. one of the four major division of the compass;

"the wind is coming from that quarter"

8. a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

9. a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

10. a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar;

"he fed four quarters into the slot machine"

11. an unspecified person;

"he dropped a word in the right quarter"

12. the rear part of a ship

13. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

quarter 同义词解析

district, region, area, section, zone, belt, quarter, neighbourhood

这些名词均有"地区"之意。

district： 多指由政府等机构出于行政管理等目的而明确划分的地区。

region： 普通用词，常指地球上、大气中具有自然分界线的区域，特指按照气候、人体或其他特征鲜明、自成一体的地区。

area： 普通用词，指整体中较大的，界线不分明的一部分。

section： 普通用词，指城市、国家或天然界线形成的地区。

zone： 科技用词，指圆形或弧形地带，尤指地图上按温度划分的五个地带。用作一般意义时，也可指具有某种特征的其它地区。

belt： 从本义"带，带状物"引申而指任何广阔的长条地带，也可指种植某种作物的地区。

quarter： 指城市里具有相同性质或独特风味的地区，比section范围小，但划分更精确。

neighbourhood： 指比section的划定更清楚，范围更小。具体指城市中的住宅区，也可指附近一带。

quarter 双语例句

1. This little ball of gold weighs a quarter of an ounce.

这个小金球重0.25盎司。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He recovered from a 4-2 deficit to reach the quarter-finals.

他在2比4落后的情况下实现逆转闯进1/4决赛。

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3. The time was recorded at a quarter after five.

时间显示是5点15分。

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4. The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16.

双方将在12月16日再次交锋以争夺进入四分之一决赛的席位。

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5. His life was saved by a quarter-inch-thick bullet-proof steel screen.

多亏一块1/4英寸厚的防弹钢板，他才捡了条命。

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quarter 实用场景例句

a quarter of a mile

四分之一英里

牛津词典

The programme lasted an hour and a quarter.

这个节目历时一小时十五分钟。

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Cut the apple into quarters.

把苹果切成四瓣。

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The theatre was about three quarters full.

剧场大约坐了四分之三的人。

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(North American English also)It's quarter of four now─I'll meet you at quarter after.

现在是三点四十五分，我将在四点十五分和你碰面。

牛津词典

It's (a) quarter to four now─I'll meet you at (a) quarter past.

现在是差一刻四点，我会在四点一刻和你碰面。

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the Latin quarter

拉丁区

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the historic quarter of the city

具有历史意义的城区

牛津词典

Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter.

支持这一计划的是没料想到的一方。

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The news was greeted with dismay in some quarters .

有一部分人对这条消息感到泄气。

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We were moved to more comfortable living quarters .

我们搬进了较舒适的住处。

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married quarters

已婚军人宿舍

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The moon is in its first quarter.

月亮正处于上弦。

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His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.

他的竞争者明白，不能期望如此残忍的对手发善心。

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She peeled and quartered an apple.

她削去苹果皮，把它切成四瓣。

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A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old...

1/4的居民年龄在55岁以上。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I've got to go in a quarter of an hour...

一刻钟以后我就得走了。

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The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29.

该集团表示第三季度的结果将于10月29日公布。

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It was a quarter to six...

当时是6点差一刻。

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See you about quarter to nine...

8点45分左右再见。

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Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes.

把蘑菇切成丁，再把西红柿切成四瓣。

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The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.

我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。

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I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone.

我向付费电话的投币孔里投了一枚25分硬币。

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Look for hotels in the French Quarter.

在法国人居住区寻找旅馆。

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Help came from an unexpected quarter...

援助来自于一个意想不到的团体。

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There are fears in some quarters that the republic would have little chance of surviving on its own.

某些人士担心共和国独立支撑下去的希望很渺茫。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters.

麦金农走下甲板，来到军官们的住处。

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Our soldiers are quartered in Peredelkino.

我们的士兵在佩列杰利基诺扎营。

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You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters...

你可以近距离观察飞机的起降。

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This is not war as you learned it. It is brutal work, with no quarter given.

这并不是你所了解的战争。它残酷无情，对人没有半点怜悯。

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