sexagesimal
英 [,seksə'dʒesɪm(ə)l]
美[,sɛksə'dʒɛsəml]
- adj. 六十的；六十进位的
- n. 六十分之一
英英释义
- 1. of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths;
- "the sexagesimal divisions of hours and degrees"
实用场景例句
- The sexagesimal scale, or number system based on 60, was used by ancient Babylonians.
- 古巴比伦人用六十进位制, 即以60为基的数系.
辞典例句
双语例句
- 1. The sexagesimal scale, or number system based on 60, was used by ancient Babylonians.
- 古巴比伦人用六十进位制, 即以60为基的数系.
来自辞典例句
英文词源
- sexagesimal (adj.)
- "pertaining to 60," 1680s, from Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from Latin sexagesimus "the sixtieth," from sexaginta "sixty."