perpendicular

perpendicular

形容词

perpendicular是一个形容词，用于描述两个物体之间的垂直关系。

词义1：

垂直的；垂直于地面或水平面的。

例句：

1. The ladder was leaning at a perpendicular angle against the wall.（梯子与墙壁成直角斜靠在一起。）
2. The flagpole stood perpendicular to the ground.（旗杆与地面垂直。）

词义2：

陡峭的；垂直的；垂直于地面或水平面的。

例句：

3. The hiker climbed the perpendicular cliff.（登山者攀爬陡峭的悬崖。）
4. The mountain had a perpendicular face.（这座山有一面陡峭的峭壁。）

词义3：

正交的；垂直的；成直角的。

例句：

5. In a right-angled triangle, the hypotenuse is perpendicular to the base.（在一个直角三角形中，斜边垂直于底边。）
6. The perpendicular bisector of a line segment divides it into two equal parts.（线段的垂直平分线将其分成两等分。）

名词

perpendicular也可用作名词，表示在直角或垂直的东西。

词义1：

垂直线；垂线。

例句：

1. Draw a perpendicular from point A to line BC.（从点A向线段BC作一条垂线。）
2. The perpendiculars drawn from the vertices of a triangle intersect at a single point.（从三角形的顶点作的垂线相交于一点。）

词义2：

垂直墙壁。

例句：

3. The climbers scaled the perpendicular of the mountain.（登山者攀爬着这座山的陡峭墙壁。）
4. They climbed up the perpendicular using ropes and hooks.（他们使用绳索和钩子攀爬垂直墙壁。）

词语辨析

perpendicular与vertical都可以表示垂直的意思，但perpendicular更强调与地面或水平面成直角，而vertical则更一般。

词义1：

垂直的；垂直于地面或水平面的。

例句：

1. The ladder was placed perpendicular to the ground.（梯子与地面成直角放置。）
2. The flagpole stood vertical.（旗杆垂直。）

词义2：

陡峭的；垂直的；垂直于地面或水平面的。

例句：

3. The climbers scaled the perpendicular cliff.（登山者攀爬陡峭的悬崖。）
4. The mountain had a vertical face.（这座山有一面陡峭的峭壁。）

词汇扩充

与perpendicular相关的词汇：

• perpendicularity：垂直性
• perpendicularly：垂直地
• perpendicularize：使垂直
• perpendicularity line：垂直线

近义词

与perpendicular意思相近的词汇：

• vertical：垂直的
• plumb：垂直的
• upright：直立的
• orthogonal：正交的
• normal：垂直的

反义词

与perpendicular意思相反的词汇：

• horizontal：水平的
• parallel：平行的
• oblique：倾斜的
• slanting：斜的

柯林斯词典

柯林斯词典对perpendicular的解释：

形容词

1. If one line or surface is perpendicular to another, they meet or form an angle of 90 degrees.
2. If you say that one thing is perpendicular to another, you mean that it is vertical or slopes directly upwards so that it forms a right angle with the other thing.

名词

3. A perpendicular is a line or edge that is perpendicular to another line or edge.
4. A perpendicular is a vertical post or plank in a wall or building.

牛津词典

牛津词典对perpendicular的解释：

形容词

1. At an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface.
2. Denoting or relating to a style of Gothic architecture prevalent in western Europe from the late 12th to the early 16th centuries and characterized by the use of pointed arches and ornate tracery.

名词

3. A line or plane at right angles to another.
4. A vertical line or plane.

用法

perpendicular作为形容词或名词使用。

例句：

1. The tree grew perpendicular to the ground.（树直立地长在地面上。）
2. The perpendicular of a triangle meets at a single point.（一个三角形的垂直线相交于一点。）

例句

1. The ladder was leaning at a perpendicular angle against the wall.
2. The flagpole stood perpendicular to the ground.
3. The hiker climbed the perpendicular cliff.
4. The mountain had a perpendicular face.
5. In a right-angled triangle, the hypotenuse is perpendicular to the base.
6. The perpendicular bisector of a line segment divides it into two equal parts.
7. Draw a perpendicular from point A to line BC.
8. The perpendiculars drawn from the vertices of a triangle intersect at a single point.
9. The climbers scaled the perpendicular of the mountain.
10. They climbed up the perpendicular using ropes and hooks.
11. The ladder was placed perpendicular to the ground.
12. The flagpole stood vertical.
13. The climbers scaled the perpendicular cliff.
14. The mountain had a vertical face.
15. The tree grew perpendicular to the ground.
16. The perpendicular of a triangle meets at a single point.