compass
英 ['kʌmpəs]
美['kʌmpəs]
- n. 指南针，罗盘；圆规
- vt. 包围
词态变化
复数: compasses;
中文词源
compass 界限，罗盘，圆规
com-, 强调。-pass, 走，展开，词源同pace. 后用于指数学和航海物件品。
英英释意
- 1. navigational instrument for finding directions
- 2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet";
- "the ambit of municipal legislation"
- "within the compass of this article"
- "within the scope of an investigation"
- "outside the reach of the law"
- "in the political orbit of a world power"
- 3. the limit of capability;
- "within the compass of education"
- 4. drafting instrument used for drawing circles
英文词源
- compass
- compass: [13] The notion underlying compass is of ‘measuring out with paces’. It originated as a verb, Vulgar Latin *compassāre ‘pace out’, a compound formed from the Latin intensive prefix com- and passus (source of English pace). This passed into Old French as compasser ‘measure’, and thence into English. The derived Old French noun compas was early applied to a pivoted two-armed measuring and drawing instrument, presumably inspired equally by the ideas ‘stepping’ and ‘measuring’, and English acquired this sense in the 14th century.
The use of the word for a magnetic direction indicator, which dates from the 16th century, may be due to the device’s circular container.
=> pace - compass (n.)
- c. 1300, "space, area, extent, circumference," from Old French compas "circle, radius, pair of compasses" (12c.), from compasser "to go around, measure, divide equally," from Vulgar Latin *compassare "to pace out" (source of Italian compassare, Spanish compasar), from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + passus "a step" (see pace (n.)).
The mathematical instrument so called from mid-14c. The mariners' directional tool (so called since early 15c.) took the name, perhaps, because it's round and has a point like the mathematical instrument. The word is in most European languages, with a mathematical sense in Romance, a nautical sense in Germanic, and both in English. - compass (v.)
- c. 1300, "to devise, plan;" early 14c. as "to surround, contain, envelop, enclose;" from Anglo-French cumpasser, from compass (n.). Related: Compassed; compassing.
考试真题
- The robotics revolution is set to bring humans face to face with an old fear—man-made creations as smart and capable as we are but without a moral compass.
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A
- If you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you literally can't find north, a few tricks to help you navigate back to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
2019年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
实用场景例句
- a map and compass
- 地图和指南针
牛津词典
- the points of the compass (= N, S, E, W, etc.)
- 罗经方位点（东、南、西、北等）
牛津词典
- a pair of compasses
- 一副圆规
牛津词典
- the compass of a singer's voice (= the range from the lowest to the highest note that he or she can sing)
- 歌手的音域
牛津词典
- We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here.
- 我们不得不依靠指南针和不错的运气找到这儿来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Within the compass of a normal sized book such a comprehensive survey was not practicable.
- 在通常一本书的篇幅中要作如此全面的调查不太实际。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Map and compass : In case you wander from the trail.
- 地图和指南针: 迷路时用得上.
期刊摘选
- A compass is an instrument for finding the north.
- 罗盘是用来寻找北方的仪器.
辞典例句
- The author boxed the compass of negation in his article.
- 该作者在文章中依次探讨了各种反面的意见.
《简明英汉词典》
- He went to all lengths to compass his purpose.
- 他想尽一切办法去实现他的目标.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Brown pointed to the compass and Alcock let out a bellow of laughter.
- 布朗指了指罗盘,阿尔科克发出一阵大笑.
英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
- Do you know who invents the compass?
- 你知道是谁发明的指南针 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- The troops fetched a large compass, avoiding the village.
- 军队绕了一个大弯, 避开那个村庄.
期刊摘选
- These wind roses show the probability of occurrence of wind speeds for sixteen compass points.
- 这些风的图形揭示了十六分圆盘上风速出现的概率.
辞典例句
- The compass needle always seeks the north.
- 指南针的针总是指向北方.
期刊摘选
- Keep your desires within compass.
- 应该把你的欲望限制在适当的范围内.
辞典例句
- Electric compass is a sensor used to determine direction with the help of geomagnetic field.
- 电子罗盘是一种利用地磁场来测量方位的传感器.
期刊摘选
- I made an experiment on the compass.
- 妹妹告诉我,根据店员所说,这个指南针是士兵用的.
期刊摘选
- The invention of the compass was referred to China.
- 指南针是中国发明的.
《简明英汉词典》
- With the aid of a compass the traveler can find his bearings.
- 藉助罗盘,旅行者可以找到自己所处的方位.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The needle of a compass points to the north.
- 罗盘的指针指向北方.
《简明英汉词典》
- The compass is an instrument of navigation.
- 罗盘是导航仪器.
《简明英汉词典》
- This question is beyond the compass of today's human mind.
- 这个问题已超出目前人类智力范围.
《简明英汉词典》
- Without a compass, it is easy to lose one's bearings in the woods.
- 在森林中没有指南针是容易迷失方向的.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The Compass was invented by the Chinese.
- 指南针是中国人发明的.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- A compass needle always points north.
- 罗盘指针总是指向北方.
《简明英汉词典》
- Finance is not within the compass of this department.
- 财政不在这个部门的管辖范围之内.
《简明英汉词典》
- Her students could not compass the simplest problems.
- 她的学生连最简单的问题都不能理解.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- a map and compass
- 地图和指南针
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》