| 释义 |
breadth
\ˈbredth, -etth, chiefly in substand speech -eth\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: obsolete English brede breadth (from Middle English, from Old English brǣdu, from brād broad) + -th — more at broad
1. : distance from side to side : measure taken at right angles to length : width
2.
a.
(1) : a piece of fabric of full width as manufactured
< a breadth of silk >
(2) : the width in which a fabric is manufactured
< lace in 18-inch breadths >
b. : a wide expanse
< green breadths of undulating park — George Eliot >
3.
a. : spacious extent : embracing comprehensiveness : wideness, sweep, scope
< breadth of culture, an ease with humanism and Renaissance learning — T.S.Eliot >
b. : freedom from narrow concentration or parochial constraint : largeness, liberality, generosity
< viewed with dispassionateness and breadth — Ruth Suckow >
4. : the quality in works of art brought about by elimination of unnecessary detail to produce an impression of largeness and unity
< associating colors in large groups to obtain breadth >
5. : denotation 4 |