metric
adj
1 of or based on themetre1 (公制长度单位)米的, 以米为基础的
metric measurement, dimensions, scale, etc 以米为单位的量度、 维数度、 刻度等.
2 made, measured, etc according to the metric system 公制的; 十进制的; 米制的
These screws are metric, ie have been measured in fractions of a metre. 这些螺钉是公制的.
The petrol pumps have gone metric, ie measure petrol in litres. 汽油加油泵已采用公制了.
3 = metrical.
🎯 考研助记
metre(米)+ic(形缀): 米制的
🔁 扩展释义
*['metrik]a. 公尺的, 公制的, 计量的【医】 测量的, 米制的, 公制的
🌿 同词根单词
measuren. 测量,测度;措施;程度;尺寸;
vt. 测量;估量;
vi. 测量;测量(大小,容量,尺寸等);
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;