Word · Frequency #28229
Fahrenheit
华伦海特
German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the temperature scale that bears his name (1686–1736).
指德国物理学家丹尼尔·加布里埃尔·华伦海特，而非温度单位。
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German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)
德国物理学家,发明了水银温度计并制定了以他名字命名的温度刻度(1686-1736)
德国物理学家,发明了水银温度计并制定了以他名字命名的温度刻度(1686-1736)；华氏温度计
In use
The weather forecast says it will be 90 degrees Fahrenheit tomorrow.
Our kitchen has an old Fahrenheit thermometer hanging on the wall.
The app can display the temperature readings on the Fahrenheit scale.
Fahrenheit + noun
Fahrenheit 作形容词时通常大写，放在 scale、thermometer 等名词前。
Many Americans are familiar with the Fahrenheit scale.
许多美国人都熟悉华氏温标。
number + degrees Fahrenheit
表示具体温度数值时，用“数字 + degrees Fahrenheit”，Fahrenheit 首字母大写。
The temperature outside is 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
外面的气温是68华氏度。
in Fahrenheit
in Fahrenheit 表示“用华氏温标”，常跟在 measure、read、display 等动词后。
Connections
Collocations
- degrees Fahrenheit
- 华氏度
- Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.水在32华氏度结冰。
- Fahrenheit scale
- 华氏温标
- Most countries do not use the Fahrenheit scale.大多数国家不使用华氏温标。
- Fahrenheit temperature
- 华氏温度
- The Fahrenheit temperature in the room was 75 degrees.房间里的华氏温度是75度。
- in Fahrenheit
- 用华氏度
- The thermometer shows the temperature in Fahrenheit.这支温度计用华氏度显示温度。
- Fahrenheit thermometer
- 华氏温度计
- A Fahrenheit thermometer has 180 degrees between freezing and boiling.华氏温度计在冰点和沸点之间有180度。
- Fahrenheit and Celsius
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到 F 联想 fever（发烧）：华氏温标常用于体温，记 F 开头就是 Fahrenheit（华氏）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather forecasts、cooking instructions、science and technical texts Fahrenheit 指华氏温标，通常与温度、天气和烹饪等语境相关；属于中性词，在正式资料和日常口语中都比较常见。常与 degrees 搭配，如 68 degrees Fahrenheit。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the final stressed syllable /haɪt/ of Fahrenheit (height, night, right, white, site, sleight). The -heit spelling in Fahrenheit is pronounced /haɪt/, exactly like height. Beware lookalikes heist (/haɪst/) and feint (/feɪnt/), which share -ei- but do not end in /aɪt/; heir (/ɛr/) has hei- but sounds completely different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.