中英互译
cubit
英 /ˈkjuːbɪt/美 /ˈkjuːbɪt/
基本释义
- n.腕尺(古时的长度单位)
双语例句
- Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?你们那一个能用思虑,使寿数多加一刻呢。
- THE cubit is not merely an obsolete unit; it is also an imprecise one.腕尺不仅是一个过时的单位,它也是不精确的。
- Make an atonement cover of pure gold-two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.要用精金做施恩座(施恩:或作蔽罪;下同),长二肘半,宽一肘半。
网络短语
- Sean Cubit肖恩·库比特
- cubit skin尺肤
- cubit skin examination诊尺肤
- Cubit Cover尺盖
- cubit pulse尺脉
同根词
adj.
cubital[解剖] 肘的;[解剖] 尺骨的,[解剖] 前臂的
英英释义
- n.an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm
词源
- cubit肘尺来自PIE*keub,弯,转,词源同camber,incubate.原指肘弯,后指肘到指尖的距离。
- cubitFrom Latin cubitum (“elbow, cubit”).