Perpendicular
[ 'pɝpən'dɪkjəlɚ ]
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adj. 垂直的，成直角的;直立的，险陡的;[建]垂直式的;〈谑〉直站着的;
n. 垂直线，垂直面;直立，直立姿势，廉直;垂直测器，锤规;[建]垂直式建筑，绝壁;
💡 词根助记
per全部+pend悬挂+ic...的+ular形容词后缀→全部挂着的→垂直的
📝 例句
The line of sight must be approximately perpendicular to the horizontal axis.
视线必须近似地垂直于水平轴。
a perpendicular cliff
陡峭的悬崖,绝壁
The two lines are perpendicular to one another.
这两条线相互垂直。
Those that are aligned perpendicular to the plane are called axial hydrogens.
与平面垂直定向的氢叫做直立氢。
Two perpendicular lines are chosen as the x and y coordinate axes.
选两条垂线作为x和y坐标轴。
🌱 联想助记
【记】per-前缀“通过、全部”,pend-挂,icular-形缀:全部挂的状态→垂直的
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-pend-表示“悬挂”
常见变体有-pens-
📖 牛津释义
perpendicular
adj
1 ~ (to sth) at an angle of 90 (to another line or surface) 成直角的; 垂直的
a line drawn perpendicular to another 向一线引一垂线.
2 at a right angle to the horizontal; upright 竖立的; 直立的
the perpendicular marble columns of a Greek temple 希腊庙宇直立的大理石柱.
3 (of a cliff, rock-face, etc) rising very steeply （指悬崖、 石壁等）陡峭的, 壁立的
The valley ended in a perpendicular rim of granite. 那山谷的尽头是花岗石的断崖.
4 (also Perpendicular) (architecture 建) of the style of English Gothic architecture in the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by the use of vertical lines in its decoration 垂直式的（14-15世纪英国哥特式建筑风格的）. perpendicular, n
1 [C] perpendicular line 垂直线.
2 (also the perpendicular) [U]
perpendicular position or direction 垂直; 垂直方向
The wall is a little out of (the) perpendicular. 那墙有点倾斜.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,pә:pәn'dikjulә]n. 垂直线, 垂直的位置, 直立(姿势), 刚正, 垂规a. 垂直的, 直立的, 陡峭的【机】 垂直, 垂线; 垂直的, 直立的
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What's your position in the company?
你在公司任何职务？
We can't decide when to leave.
我们不能决定什么时候离开。
but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。