hairbreadth

英 ['heəbredθ] 美
  • n. 间不容发的宽度；一发之差
  • adj. 间不容发的；距离极短的
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英文词源

hairbreadth (n.)
also hairsbreadth, hairs-breadth, hair's breadth, mid-15c., said to have been formerly a formal unit of measure equal to one-forty-eighth of an inch. From hair + breadth.

双语例句

1. John was within a hairbreadth of death.
约翰差一点就死了.

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