单词 | caliber |
释义 | caliber —calibered; esp. Brit., calibred, adj. /kal"euh beuhr/, n. 1. the diameter of something of circular section, esp. that of the inside of a tube: a pipe of three-inch caliber. 2. Ordn. the diameter of the bore of a gun taken as a unit of measurement. 3. degree of capacity or competence; ability: a mathematician of high caliber. 4. degree of merit or excellence; quality: the high moral caliber of the era. Also, esp. Brit., calibre. [1560-70; var. of calibre < MF << Ar qalib mold, last < Gk kalápous shoe last, equiv. to kala- comb. form of kâlon wood + poús foot (see -POD)] Syn. 4. worth, distinction. |
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