kilometre
noun /kɪˈlɒmɪtə(r)/, /ˈkɪləmiːtə(r)/
/kɪˈlɑːmɪtər/
(US English kilometer)
(abbreviation k, km)
- a unit for measuring distance; 1 000 metres
千米；公里 - The industrial estate is 6 kilometres from the city centre.
该工业区距离市中心6公里。 - She had been driving at 110 kilometres per hour.
她一直以每小时110公里的速度行驶。 - Monaco is only two square kilometres in size.
摩纳哥面积只有两平方公里。
词源late 18th cent.: from French kilomètre (see kilo-, metre). - The industrial estate is 6 kilometres from the city centre.