breadth: [16] Breadth was formed in the 16th century by adding the suffix -th (as in length) to the already existing noun brede ‘breadth’. This was an ancient formation, directly derived in prehistoric Germanic times from *braid-, the stem of broad. It came into Old English as br?du. => broad
breadth (n.)
1520s, alteration of brede "breadth," from Old English br?du "breadth, width, extent," from br?d; probably by analogy of long/length.
雙語例句
1. The dollar fell to within a hair's breadth of its all-time low.
美元差一點(diǎn)跌到了最低點(diǎn)。
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2. She has travelled the length and breadth of Britain.
她游歷了英國各地。
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3. His breadth of knowledge filled me with admiration.
他學(xué)識(shí)淵博，令我非常欽佩。
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4. Older people have a tremendous breadth of experience.
年長者閱歷相當(dāng)豐富。
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5. She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres.