altitude

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level. countable,uncountable
    — As the altitude increases, the temperature gets lower, so remember to bring warm clothes to the mountains.
  2. A vertical distance. countable,uncountable
  3. The line perpendicularly connecting a figure’s vertex, especially a triangle’s apex, to the side opposite to the vertex. countable,uncountable
    — All three altitudes of any triangle will always meet at point known as the orthocentre or orthocenter.
  4. The length of such a line; the distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the side opposite to the vertex. countable,uncountable
    — The perpendicular height of a triangle is known as its altitude.
  5. The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon. countable,uncountable
  6. Height of rank or excellence; superiority. countable,uncountable
    — Whoever has an ambition to be heard in a crowd, must press, and squeeze, and thrust, and climb, with indefatigable pains, till he has exalted himself to a certain degree of altitude above them.
  7. Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. countable,dated,in-plural,uncountable
    — The man of law began to get into his altitudes.
  8. Highest point or degree. countable,uncountable
    — He is [proud] even to the altitude of his virtue.
  9. Krull dimension. countable,dated,uncountable
  10. Height. countable,uncountable

词形变化

altitudes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
absolute altitude altazimuth altimetry altitude-sick altitude sickness altitudinal altitudinous at altitude bialtitude coaltitude critical altitude high-altitude low-altitude maltitude medium-altitude midaltitude minimum descent altitude minimum sector altitude paleoaltitude pressure altitude transition altitude

词源

From Middle English, borrowed from Latin altitūdō (“height”), from altus (“high”).
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