Word · Frequency #10694
caliber
水平；水准；能力
a degree or grade of excellence or worth
- 1.
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
管道或枪管的直径
- 2.
a degree or grade of excellence or worth
卓越或价值的程度或等级
口径；管径；管道或枪管的直径；卓越或价值的程度或等级；口径；才干
In use
The .45 caliber pistol is known for its stopping power.
She is a musician of the highest caliber.
The university attracts students of excellent caliber.
of + adjective + caliber
She is a professional of high caliber.
高素质的专业人士
adjective + caliber (attributive)
They hired a high-caliber engineer.
高水平工程师
the caliber of + noun
The caliber of this work is impressive.
这项工作的水准
Connections
Collocations
- high caliber
- 高质量的
- The firm hires only high-caliber professionals.
- low caliber
- 低质量的
- The work was of low caliber and had many errors.
- caliber of
- ……的质量
- The caliber of the applicants exceeded our expectations.
- raise the caliber
- 提高水准
- We aim to raise the caliber of our services.
- of the same caliber
- 同样水准的
- Both candidates are of the same caliber.
- small caliber
- 小口径的
- The gun uses small-caliber ammunition.
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
caliber 音近“卡尺”，卡尺量枪管直径，也量人的水准——口径即水平。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：technical/military specifications (diameter)、formal evaluation (quality or ability) caliber 有两个常见义项：指枪管或管道直径时，多用于技术或军事等客观描述，语气比较中性；指能力或质量水平时，通常见于正式评价或书面表达，语气较为正式。使用时可根据具体义项选择相应语境。
Grammar Note
作为‘口径’时可数，作为‘水准’时不可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes with /ˈkælibə/. calorie /ˈkæləri/ and calipers /ˈkælɪpəz/ share the opening /ˈkælɪ/ with caliber but have different endings; caller /ˈkɔːlə/ and collar /ˈkɒlə/ look similar but have different vowels; fiber /ˈfaɪbə/ looks like the -iber ending but is pronounced with /aɪ/. None rhymes.
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