international mile
短语[网络] 英里
词形变化
international miles
复数
international miles
释义与例句
n.
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1.
The present formal value of the mile as precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers, as opposed to other historic or informal values.
Near-synonyms: survey mile, statute mile (US)
词汇关系
词源
From its origin as a compromise value at the 1959 conference among the Anglophone nations to establish a unified value for the yard and pound.
来源:wiktionary