
好词典

源自古英语 fæthm,意为“伸展的手臂”,后来演变为测量单位,表示两臂伸展的长度。
❶ 英寻,一种测量水深的单位,1英寻等于6英尺或1.8288米。常用于航海和测量水域深度。
“The ocean here is about 20 fathoms deep.”
(这里的海洋大约有20英寻深。)
“The diver descended to a depth of 50 fathoms.”
(潜水员下潜到了50英寻的深度。)
❶ 彻底理解或领会某事,通常指复杂或难以理解的事物。
“She couldn't fathom his strange behavior.”
(她无法理解他的奇怪行为。)
“I can't fathom why he would do such a thing.”
(我无法理解他为什么会做这样的事。)
fathom out — 通过思考或分析来理解或解决某事。
“It took me hours to fathom out how the machine works.”
(我花了几个小时才弄明白这台机器的工作原理。)