calibre

noun

/ˈkælɪbə(r)/

/ˈkælɪbər/

(US English caliber)

[uncountable] the quality of something, especially a person’s ability质量；（尤指人的）能力 synonym standard
- He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job.求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
- The firm needs more people of your calibre.公司需要更多像你这样有才干的人。
[countable] the measurement from one side of the inside of a tube or gun to the other; the measurement from one side of a bullet to the other（管子、枪炮的）口径，内径；（子弹的）直径，弹径
- a high calibre weapon高口径武器
- a .22 calibre bullet点22口径子弹

词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘social standing or importance’): from French, from Italian calibro, perhaps from Arabic qālib ‘mould’, based on Greek kalapous ‘shoemaker's last’.

词汇	calibre
释义	calibre noun /ˈkælɪbə(r)/ /ˈkælɪbər/ (US English caliber) [uncountable] the quality of something, especially a person’s ability质量；（尤指人的）能力 synonym standard He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job.求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。 The firm needs more people of your calibre.公司需要更多像你这样有才干的人。 [countable] the measurement from one side of the inside of a tube or gun to the other; the measurement from one side of a bullet to the other（管子、枪炮的）口径，内径；（子弹的）直径，弹径 a high calibre weapon高口径武器 a .22 calibre bullet点22口径子弹词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘social standing or importance’): from French, from Italian calibro, perhaps from Arabic qālib ‘mould’, based on Greek kalapous ‘shoemaker's last’.
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