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wear a mitre
The bishop wore a mitre during the ceremony.
主教在仪式上戴着主教冠。
斜接；斜接接头
mitres — plural of mitre
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
斜接；斜接接头
a miter joint, made by bevelling two pieces at 45 degrees
The bishop wore a mitre during the ceremony.
主教在仪式上戴着主教冠。
一种头冠,主教等神职人员在隆重场合佩戴,有多种样式,近代多为有两个尖顶的高帽。
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
斜接时形成的斜面端或边缘；也指两个斜端或斜边结合而成的接头；斜接接头。
The surface forming the bevelled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.
烟囱或通风管的罩帽或盖。
A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.
缝纫等中的三角形衬布。
A gusset in sewing, etc.
He cut the two pieces of wood at a 45-degree angle to make a mitre for the picture frame.
他把两块木头切成45度角，为相框做了一个斜接接头。
The carpenter checked the mitre to make sure the corner was perfectly square.
木匠检查了斜接处，以确保角完全成直角。
These two boards meet in a mitre, so the corner looks seamless.
这两块板以斜接方式相接，因此角看起来无缝隙。
The bishop wore a mitre during the ceremony.
主教在仪式上戴着主教冠。
“mitre joint” 是固定搭配，指两个斜切面拼成的90度角接头；美式拼写为 miter joint。
We made a mitre joint to join the two pieces of wood.
我们把两块木头做成斜接接头。
在木工语境中，“mitre” 也指斜切面本身。
The carpenter cut a mitre on each end of the frame.
木匠在框架的两端各切出一个斜接斜面。
Not this
The bishop wore mitre during the ceremony.
Use this
The bishop wore a mitre during the ceremony.
汉语中没有不定冠词，学习者常漏掉 a/an。mitre 是可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词 a 表示“一顶主教冠”，所以要写 a mitre。
Not this
The carpenter made two mitre to connect the frames.
Use this
The carpenter made two mitres to connect the frames.
汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s。mitre 表示“斜接头”时是可数名词，two 后必须用复数 mitres，不能用单数 mitre。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
斜接接头
The frame was assembled with a mitre joint.
这个框架是用斜接接头组装的。
斜切锯
Use a mitre saw to cut the trim at a 45-degree angle.
用斜切锯以45度角切割装饰条。
斜切盒
A mitre box helps guide the saw for accurate corners.
斜切盒有助于引导锯子切出准确的角。
斜接角
Set the mitre angle to 45 degrees for the corner.
将斜接角设为45度以用于拐角。
主教冠
The bishop wore a jewelled mitre during the ceremony.
主教在仪式上戴着镶有珠宝的主教冠。
你要把主教冠戴在他头上，又将圣冠放在主教冠上。
In the Bible's ordination ceremony, the bishop wears a mitre as a sign of his office.
在《圣经》的按立仪式中，主教戴着主教冠作为其职权的标志。
Use mitres naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 mitre 想成主教头上的“M”形高冠；斜接时两块45°斜边也拼成一个“M”角。
语域：mixed 常见场景：woodworking、church liturgy mitre 一词通常用于两个领域：木工中的斜接（接头）和宗教礼仪中的主教冠。在木工语境里属于普通技术用语，在宗教语境里语体较正式，因此整体语体随场合变化。
与 mitre /ˈmaɪtə/ 押韵的词有 fighter /ˈfaɪtə/、lighter /ˈlaɪtə/、writer /ˈraɪtə/（重读元音 /aɪ/ 及后面的 /tə/ 相同）。注意拼写相似的 mite /maɪt/ 读作一个音节，没有末尾的 /ə/；litre /ˈliːtə/ 和 metre /ˈmiːtə/ 虽以 -tre 结尾，但元音是 /iː/，与 /aɪ/ 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.