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영어번역 Measurements (size) 231

Measurements (size)
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Measurements

size


When you want to state the size of something, you usually use a number, a measurement noun, and an adjective. The verb you use is be.

The water was fifteen feet deep.

One of the layers is six metres thick.



As well as the plural form feet, the singular form foot can be used with numbers.

The spears were about six foot long.



If you are expressing size using feet and inches, you do not have to say ‘inches’. For example, you can say that something is two foot six long. However, you do not say ‘two feet six’ or ‘two foot six inches’.

He’s Italian, and immensely tall, six feet six inches.



When the context makes it clear that you are talking about measurement, you do not need to use the measurement words at all; it will be understood that you mean feet and inches.

At six two he’s not exactly inconspicuous.



The following adjectives can be used after measurement nouns indicating size:



deep high long tall thick wide