Word · Frequency #10261
diagonal
斜的；倾斜的
Slanting or oblique; having a slanted direction or arrangement rather than straight up-down or left-right.
- 1.
Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
连接多边形或多面体不相邻顶点的
- 2.
Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.
有斜线或斜纹的
- 3.
Having a slanted or oblique direction.
倾斜方向的
- 4.
Of or related to the cater-corner (diagonally opposite) legs of a quadruped, whether the front left and back right or front right and back left.
四足动物对角腿的(如左前和右后,或右前和左后)
对角线的；对角肢的；连接多边形或多面体不相邻顶点的；有斜线或斜纹的；倾斜方向的
In use
In chess, bishops move only along diagonal lines.
She cut the fabric on the diagonal to create a flattering neckline.
A square has two diagonal lines that intersect at the center.
Connections
Collocations
- diagonal line
- 斜线
- She drew a diagonal line across the page.她在页面上画了一条斜线。
- diagonal stripes
- 斜条纹
- The team's uniform has red and white diagonal stripes.该队的队服有红白相间的斜条纹。
- diagonal direction
- 斜向
- The path goes in a diagonal direction across the field.这条路斜着穿过田野。
- diagonal cut
- 斜切
- Make a diagonal cut in the top of the loaf.在面包顶部斜切一刀。
- diagonal parking
- 斜向停车
- The city uses diagonal parking in the shopping district.该市在商业区采用斜向停车位。
- diagonal brace
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：正方形里两个不相邻的顶点隔角相望，拉一条斜线，就是对角线 diagonal。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：几何学、纺织图案、四足动物步态 该词为中性正式用词，多用于几何、图案设计或动物运动描述；日常口语中更常说 slanted 或 oblique。
Pronunciation & Spelling
pentagonal、hexagonal、octagonal 与 diagonal 押韵：这些词的重音都在 /æ/ 上，后面的 /ɡənəl/ 相同。注意 polygonal 虽也以 -gonal 结尾，但重音在 /lɪ/，读作 /pəˈlɪɡənəl/，并不押韵。
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。
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