circular
英 ['sɜːkjʊlə]
美 ['sɝkjəlɚ]
- adj. 循環的；圓形的；間接的
- n. 通知，傳單
中文詞源
英文詞源
- circular (adj.)
- late 14c., from Anglo-French circuler, Old French circuler "circular" (14c., Modern French circulaire), from Latin circularis, from circulus (see circle (n.)). The metaphoric circular firing squad is attested by 1990.
- circular (n.)
- 1550s, "circular figure," from circular (adj.). Meaning "a notice circulated" is from 1818.
雙語例句
- 1. The work interposes a glass plate between two large circular mirrors.
- 該藝術品在兩麵圓形大鏡子中間插入一塊玻璃板。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. a circular tour of the city
- 環城遊覽
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The crater was two miles across and roughly circular.
- 這個火山口2英裏寬,差不多是一個圓形.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The bright boy altered it to a circular form.
- 這個聰明的男孩把它改成了圓形.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The lamp stands on a circular base.
- 這盞台燈是裝在圓形底座上的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》