Breadth
[bredθ;-t-] or [brɛdθ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; 'a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject'; 'a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views'.
杰西卡校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.
校對:威拉德
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Width.
乔纳森手打
解釋/意思:
n. extent from side to side: width: a style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.—adv. Breadth′ways broadside on.
錄入:米歇尔
例句/造句/用法:
- Mrs. Murray made it, and it's sure to be right; it may be a straw's breadth shorter or longer-waisted, according to my having grown fat or thin. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Miles long, and of breadth losing itself in vagueness, for all the neighbouring country crowds to see. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- How shall we secure breadth of outlook without sacrificing efficiency of execution? 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- The dangers and hair-breadth escapes of a life of adventures, instead of disheartening young people, seem frequently to recommend a trade to them. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- It was in these circumstances that Edison's sagacity and breadth of business capacity came to the front. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- She is 400 feet 6 inches long, 64 feet 8 inches breadth, 24 feet draft, 9,215 tons displacement. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- He is taller by almost the breadth of my nail, than any of his court; which alone is enough to strike an awe into the beholders. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- From the entrance into the lists, a gently sloping passage, ten yards in breadth, led up to the platform on which the tents were pitched. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Roger Bacon's writings are characterized by a philosophical breadth of view. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- The breadth of one of your fingers does not give me a very clear idea of distance. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- The line's breadth further, lay beyond. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Now don't forget to keep the bad breadth out of sight, Jo. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Nothing's the matter, Sir,' replied the boy, expanding his mouth to the whole breadth of his countenance. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Not a whit, not a hair-breadth. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Do his words disclose the length, breadth, depth, of his object and suspicion in coming here; or if not, what do they hide? 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- What breadths of experience Dorothea seemed to have passed over since she first looked at this miniature! 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
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