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Circumference Circle Rectangle Ferre Sə'Kʌmfərəns N.周围;圆周;周长 英 N.周围,圆周(Line

单词 circumference
音标 [sə'kʌmfərəns]
解释 n.周围;圆周;周长
红宝书 【英】 n.周围,圆周(line that marks out a circle);周长(distance of this)
【考】 circumference : circle / perimeter : rectangle / border : country(圆周和圆/矩形周长 和矩形/边界和国家)
【记】 circum(环绕,周围)+f er(带来) +ence→带来一圈→周长
字源 circumference (n.)
late 14c., from Latin circumferentia, neuter plural of circumferens, present participle of circumferre "to lead around, take around, carry around," from circum "around" (see circum-) + ferre "to carry" (see infer). A loan-translation of Greek periphereia "periphery, the line round a circular body," literally "a carrying round" (see periphery). Related: Circumferential.
不择手段背单词 n. 圆周; 周围(一个平面物体的边界线); 周长 = distance
【例】The earth'apos;s circumference is more than 40000 kilometers 地球的周长为四万多公里. chest circumference 胸围
【记】circum圈, fer带来-带来一圈-圆周
【类】circumference: circle = perimeter: rectangle = border: country圆周和圆 = 矩形周长和矩形 = 边界和国家
趣味全助记 【记】circum circle 周围 + ferre carry, conference 一起来
【相关】periphery

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