circular
英 ['sɜːkjʊlə]
美 ['sɝkjəlɚ]
- adj. 循环的；圆形的；间接的
- n. 通知，传单
中文词源
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The work interposes a glass plate between two large circular mirrors.
- 该艺术品在两面圆形大镜子中间插入一块玻璃板。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. a circular tour of the city
- 环城游览
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The crater was two miles across and roughly circular.
- 这个火山口2英里宽,差不多是一个圆形.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The bright boy altered it to a circular form.
- 这个聪明的男孩把它改成了圆形.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The lamp stands on a circular base.
- 这盏台灯是装在圆形底座上的.
来自《简明英汉词典》