攝氏

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See also: 摂氏, and 摄氏

Chinese

phonetic clan name; maiden name
trad. (攝氏) 攝 氏
simp. (摄氏) 摄 氏

Etymology

Abbreviation of 攝爾修斯／摄尔修斯 (from Swedish Celsius) + 氏 (shì, “family”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

攝氏

  1. Celsius; centigrade
    昨天攝氏九度。／昨天摄氏九度。  ―  Zuótiān Shèshì jiǔ dù.  ―  Yesterday it was nine degrees Celsius.

Usage notes

攝氏 may be placed before or after the number of degrees in Chinese. Placing it before the number of degrees (as in the example above) gives the sentence a literary and poetic feel; however, this usage is sometimes frowned upon by language authorities, for example in the Modern Standard Chinese Dictionary (現代漢語規範詞典).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: 摂氏 (sesshi)

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term
攝氏

Proper noun

攝氏 • (Seopssi) (hangeul 섭씨)

  1. (attributive) hanja form? of 섭씨 (“Celsius; centigrade”)
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