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ruler

/ˈrulɚ/KK

/ˈɹulɚ/IPA

ru·lɚ

練發音
名詞
國小
難度 2 個音節
學校生活
countable
變化形
複數

rulers

1.
尺;直尺
極常用

用來測量長度或畫直線的工具,通常是長條形且有刻度。

用法:通常是可數名詞。表示一般用途的尺時,前面常使用不定冠詞或數字。

a plastic ruler
a thirty-centimeter ruler
measure with a ruler
use a ruler to draw a line

Use a ruler to draw a line.

用尺畫一條線。

The teacher asked us to use a ruler to see how long the desk was.

老師請我們用尺看看桌子有多長。

還有 1 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
2.
統治者;君主
常用
正式

統治國家或地區的人,尤其指國王、女王或其他君主。

用法:可指男性或女性統治者;談到現代國家時,常依情境使用較精確的稱呼。

the ruler of a kingdom
an ancient ruler
a powerful ruler
a cruel ruler

The young ruler said he would make schools better in his country.

這位年輕的統治者說,他會讓自己國家的學校變得更好。

The ruler built a new home in the city.

這位統治者在城市裡蓋了一棟新房子。

常見錯誤

I bought a ruler for measure the desk.

I bought a ruler to measure the desk.

Please measure it by a ruler.

Please measure it with a ruler.

The ruler is thirty centimeters long.

The ruler is thirty centimeters long.

He is a ruler of the kingdom.

He is the ruler of the kingdom.

相關字詞
measure 常見搭配
straightedge 近義
monarch 同義
rule 同源詞
學習提示

・「ruler」最常見的意思是「尺」;談到歷史或王室時,才常表示「統治者」或「君主」。

・表示用尺測量時,常說「measure with a ruler」。

・表示統治這個動作時,相關動詞是「rule」。

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