ounce

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n. 盎司, 少量, 雪豹 [医] 英两, Г

发音

UK /aʊns/

词形变化

ounces 复数

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.

  2. 2.

    A troy ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₂ of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams.

  3. 3.

    A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₁₆ of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres.

  4. 4.

    A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₂₀ of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres.

  5. 5.

    Any small amount, a little bit.

    比喻

    He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.

  6. 1.

    A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar.

    古体
  7. 2.

    Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia.

  8. 3.

    Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

oz. snow leopard troy ounce

上位词 2

cat big cat

部分词 4

dram drachm drachma pennyweight

整体词 3

pound lb troy pound

相关短语

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure with every ounce of one's being troy ounce [医] 英国金衡两 fluid ounce [化] 流体盎司 [医] 液Г, 液盎司 avoirdupois ounce [医] 寻常英两 metric ounce fine ounce bounce to the ounce

词源

From Middle English ounce, unce, from Middle French once, from Latin uncia (“Roman ounce, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

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