| 釋義 |
fathomn. 1. a lineal measure of length, equal to six feet ?(測量水深的長度單位,合6英尺)。 △As.4.1.217 (205):“Ocoz,coz,coz,my pretty little coz,that thou didstknow how many fathom deep I am in love!”啊,妹妹,妹妹,我的好小妹妹,但愿你知道我是陷入到多么深的愛情之中了!2. grasp of intellect,capability,ability 才智所及之處,才能、能力。 △Oth.1.1.152 (151):“for their souls,/ An-other of his fatho m they have none / To lead theirbusiness;”像他這樣有才能、可以帶兵出征的人,他們無論如何再也找不出第二個。 Phrases: fathom and half: cry of a sailor taking soundings(fathom= 6 feet) 一?半(水手測量水深的喊聲)。 △Lr.3.4. 37: “Fathom and half,fathom and half! PoorTom!” (Edgar prctends to be a sailor taking soundingsof the depth of water,as the rain is heavy and thehovel is shipping water.)一?半,一?半! 可憐的湯姆! fathom line: line for sounding the depth of the sea,sounding line (海洋)測深繩。 △1H. IV. 1.3.203: “Ordive into the bottom of the deep,/ Where fathom line could never touch the ground,”或者潛入到測深繩都不能達到的海底。 fathom拓,英尋主要用于測量水深的長度單位。合6英尺或1.829米。原指人的一臂之距。 fathom[?f?e?m](pl. fathoms, fathom)n. 深度,英米 (水深單位) v.測深 (度) ,徹底了解,推測,揣摩 ‖ fathom line 等深線 fathomable adj.可以測深的,可以了解的 fathomless adj. 深不可測的,無法了解的 fathometer n. 水深計 fathogram n. 水深圖 |