| 单词 | hemi |
| 释义 | hemi- in British Englishprefix half hemicycle hemisphere Compare demi- (sense 1), semi- (sense 1), Word origin from Latin, from Greek hēmi-half in British English (hɑːf) nounWord forms: plural halves (hɑːvz) 1. a. either of two equal or corresponding parts that together comprise a whole b. a quantity equalling such a part half a dozen 2. half a pint, esp of beer 3. Scottish a small drink of spirits, esp whisky 4. sport the half of the pitch regarded as belonging to one team 5. golf an equal score on a hole or round with an opponent 6. (in various games) either of two periods of play separated by an interval (the first half and second half) 7. a half-price ticket on a bus, train, etc 8. short for half-hour 9. short for halfpenny (sense 1) 10. sport short for halfback 11. obsolete a half-year period 12. better half 13. by half 14. by halves 15. go halves determiner 16. a. being a half or approximately a half half the kingdom b. (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural) half of them came adjective 17. not perfect or complete; partial he only did a half job on it adverb ▶ Related prefixes: , , , bi-, demi-, hemi-, semi-18. to the amount or extent of a half 19. to a great amount or extent 20. partially; to an extent 21. half one 22. have half a mind to 23. not half hemi- in American English (ˈhɛmɪ; ˈhɛmə; ˈhɛmi) half hemisphere Word origin Gr hēmi- < IE *sēmi- > Sans sāmí-, L semi-hemi in American English (ˈhemi) noun Automobiles an internal-combustion engine having hemispherical combustion chambers Word origin [shortening of hemi-head]Examples of 'hemi-' in a sentence |
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