喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/rekˈtæŋɡjələr/ · /rekˈtæŋɡjələ/長方形的

    Having the shape of a : a flat shape with four straight sides and four square corners, where each side is the same length as the side opposite it.

    示範例句 · Example

    Our classroom has one long rectangular table where six of us can sit together.

    逐字我們教室有一張長長的長方形桌子，我們六個人可以坐在一起。

    rectangular 是 rectangle（長方形）的形容詞，用來說一個東西「長得像長方形」：四個角都是方方正正的直角，對面的兩邊一樣長。門、書桌、螢幕、餅乾盒都可以用它形容。可以想成：只要看到「四個直角＋兩長兩短的邊」，英文就用 rectangular；如果四邊一樣長，日常會直接說 square（正方形的）。要注意 rectangular 形容形狀，rectangle 是形狀本身。

    常見搭配

    • a rectangular shape

      長方形的形狀

      the shape of a rectangle

      Leo cut the paper into a clean rectangular shape.

    • a rectangular table

      長方形的桌子

      a table shaped like a rectangle

      The restaurant has three long rectangular tables, each seating eight people.

    • a rectangular box

      長方形的盒子

      a box with straight sides and square corners

      The gift came in a flat rectangular box tied with a green ribbon.

    • roughly rectangular

      大致上是長方形的

      almost, but not exactly, the shape of a rectangle

      The old town centre is roughly rectangular, following the line of the city walls.

    • long and rectangular

      又長又方的

      having a rectangle shape that is much longer than it is wide

      "What shape is the table?" "It's long and rectangular."

    • a rectangular structure

      長方形的建築物／結構

      a building or built thing shaped like a rectangle

      The early farmers lived in simple rectangular structures made of wood and mud.

    意思相近

    oblongboxyrectilinear

core核心畫面

You can picture a door, a phone screen, a sheet of paper: four straight sides, four corners that all sit square, and the two sides facing each other always the same length. That flat, four-cornered box shape is what the word points at.

一扇門、一支手機的螢幕、一張 A4 紙：四條直邊、四個角都是方方正正的直角，而且相對的兩邊一樣長。這個字指的就是這種「平的、方正的、對邊等長」的形狀——不是正方形那種四邊都相等，而是通常一邊長、一邊短，看起來像被拉長的方塊。日常生活裡這個形狀到處都是：書、桌面、磚頭的一面、電視、名片，所以這個字用起來很直接，看到就能指認。

From the word’s history

From Latin *rectus* 'straight, right' plus *angulus* 'corner, angle' — literally 'having right angles', which is exactly what separates this shape from any other four-sided figure.

這個字由拉丁文的 rectus（直的、正的）和 angulus（角）組成，字面意思就是「有直角的」。這正好抓住了長方形和其他四邊形最關鍵的差別：不是隨便四條邊圍起來就算，四個角必須都是方正的直角。英文裡 rect- 這個部分也出現在 correct、erect 這些字裡，都帶著「弄直、擺正」的味道。

Oxford English Dictionary / Online Etymology Dictionary (rectangle < Latin rectus 'straight' + angulus 'angle')

同家族的字

意思相近

oblongboxyrectilinear

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

rectangularadj/ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/

  • 1

    Having a shape like a rectangle.

    • rectangular bench
    • rectangular grid
  • 2

    Having axes that meet each other with right angles.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。