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kwan

UK /kwɑːn/US /kwɑːn/

词源

源自汉语'贯',通过日语'かん'(kan)传入英语,既指计量单位也引申为贯通、和谐的概念。

noun

❶ 一种东亚传统计量单位,主要用于称量贵重金属如金、银等。1 kwan 约等于 3.75 公斤或 8.27 磅。

“The merchant weighed the gold using an ancient kwan scale.”

(商人用古老的贯秤称量黄金。)

“In historical records, taxes were sometimes paid in silver measured by kwan.”

(历史记载中,税款有时以贯为单位的白银支付。)

❶ 在武术或哲学中,指一种精神境界或修炼状态,强调内在平衡与和谐。

“The master taught his students to achieve kwan through meditation.”

(师父教导弟子通过冥想来达到贯的境界。)

“In martial arts, kwan represents the unity of mind and body.”

(在武术中,贯代表心与身的统一。)

同义词:measure, unit, balance, harmony, unity

常见短语

seek kwan — 追求内在平衡与和谐的状态,常见于东方哲学或武术语境中。

“The monk spent years in the mountains seeking kwan.”

(僧人在山中修行多年以追求贯。)

one kwan of — 用于描述以贯为单位的贵金属数量,多见于历史或传统交易场景。

“The royal treasury contained at least one kwan of gold.”

(皇家金库中存有至少一贯黄金。)