[ˌpə:pən'dikjulə]
perpendicular
n. 垂直线,垂直的位置
a. 垂直的,直立的

词形变化:

副词:perpendicularly 名词:perpendicularity

例句与用法:

  1. He'd drunk so much that he found it hard to remain perpendicular.
    他喝酒太多,简直站都站不直了。
  2. The wall is a little out of the perpendicular.
    那墙有点斜。
  3. There are many perpendicular marble columns in Greek temples.
    希腊庙宇有很多垂直的大理石柱。

英英解释:

名词 perpendicular:

  1. a straight line at right angles to another line
  2. a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
  3. 同义词:perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture
  4. a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
  5. 同义词:plumb line
  6. an extremely steep face

形容词 perpendicular:

  1. intersecting at or forming right angles
  2. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
  3. 同义词:vertical
  4. extremely steep