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thome

UK /θəʊm/US /θoʊm/

词源

源自古英语 'þām',与古诺尔斯语 'tum' 相关,原意为“延伸”或“长度”,后演变为土地测量单位。

noun

❶ 指代一种古老的测量单位,主要用于土地面积或长度的计量,具体数值因地区而异。

“The field was measured to be three thomes in size.”

(这块地的面积经测量为三托姆。)

“In medieval times, a thome was often used to divide agricultural land.”

(在中世纪,托姆常被用于划分农田。)

同义词:measure, unit, rod

常见短语

by the thome — 按托姆计量,形容以传统或古老的方式测量土地或距离。

“The old map showed distances by the thome, not by modern miles.”

(这张古老的地图用托姆而非现代英里标示距离。)