Word · Frequency #8893
centimetre
厘米
a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
- 1.
An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm
国际单位制长度单位,等于10−2米。符号:cm
国际单位制长度单位,等于10−2米。符号:cm；公分
In use
The insect was only two centimetres long.
He needs to cut a piece of wood that is exactly one centimetre thick.
The gap between the two walls is less than a centimetre.
X centimetres in length/width/height
The table is 120 centimetres in length.
桌子长120厘米。
X centimetres of [substance]
Two centimetres of rain fell overnight.
一夜降雨两厘米。
in centimetres
Measure the height in centimetres.
以厘米为单位测量高度。
Common mistakes
The unit is centimeter.The unit is centimetre.
centimetre 为英式拼写，美式拼写为 centimeter。在英式英语环境中应使用 centimetre。
It is 20 centimetre long.It is 20 centimetres long.
centimetre 是可数名词，在表示复数数量时需加 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- square centimetre
- 平方厘米
- The area of the rectangle is 50 square centimetres.这个矩形的面积是50平方厘米。
- cubic centimetre
- 立方厘米
- The engine has a displacement of 2000 cubic centimetres.这台发动机的排量为2000立方厘米。
- centimetre thick
- 厘米厚
- The wood panel is 2 centimetres thick.这块木板有2厘米厚。
- centimetre wide
- 厘米宽
- The gap is only 1 centimetre wide.缝隙只有1厘米宽。
- within a centimetre
- 在厘米范围内
- The measurements are accurate to within a centimetre.测量精度在厘米范围内。
- centimetre per second
Learner notes
Memory Tip
'厘'与'cent'同义（百分之一），'米'即meter，厘米即百分之一米。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：measurement、science、everyday life 厘米是国际单位制中的基本长度单位，通常用于正式和非正式场合，在科学、工程及日常生活中的测量情景中非常常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-metre' (kilometre, millimetre, nanometre, micrometre, metre) share the same spelling chunk and pronunciation /miːtə(r)/. 'Litre' rhymes with the ending of 'centimetre' but is spelled '-tre'. Be careful: words like 'centre' end in '-tre' but are pronounced differently (/ˈsentə(r)/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.