正如我们的数学家所言,这个空间有三个维度,可称之为长度,宽度和厚度,并且始终可以通过参考三个平面来定义,每个平面彼此成直角。

That Space, as our mathematicians have it, is spoken of as having three dimensions, which one may call Length, Breadth, and Thickness, and is always definable by reference to three planes, each at right angles to the others.

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Sentence Composition

1 正如 zhèng
  1. just as
  2. precisely as
2 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
=3 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=3 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=3 really and truly
=3 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 数学家 shùxuéjiā mathematician
5 suǒ
  1. actually
  2. place
  3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. that which
  5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive

classifier:

6 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk
7 这个 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
8 空间 kōngjiān
  1. space; room
  2. (fig.) scope; leeway
  3. (astronomy) outer space
  4. (physics, math.) space
=9 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu intentional)
=9 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
=10 Sān surname San
=10 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
=11 used in 自個兒 r
=11
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
=11 variant of
12 维度 wéi
  1. dimension (math.)
  2. dimensionality
=13
  1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
  2. to approve; to permit
  3. to suit
  4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
  5. but; however
=13 used in 可汗 hán
14 称之为 chēngzhīwéi
  1. to call it...
  2. known as...
15 长度 cháng length
16 宽度 kuān width
=17 old variant of
=17 surname He
=17
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=17
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=17 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=17 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=17 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=17 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=17 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
18 厚度 hòu thickness
19 并且 bìngqiě and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
20 始终 shǐzhōng
  1. from beginning to end
  2. all along
21 可以
  1. can
  2. may
  3. possible
  4. able to
  5. not bad
  6. pretty good
22 通过 tōngguò
  1. to pass through; to get through
  2. to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
  3. to pass (a test)
  4. by means of; through; via
23 参考 cānkǎo
  1. consultation
  2. reference
  3. to consult
  4. to refer
=24 Sān surname San
=24 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
=25 used in 自個兒 r
=25
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
=25 variant of
26 平面 píngmiàn
  1. plane (flat surface)
  2. print media
27 lái
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 huílai)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以來 lái)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 láishì)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 tándelái, or after to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 chībulái)
28 定义 dìng
  1. definition
  2. to define
29 每个 měi each; every
30 平面 píngmiàn
  1. plane (flat surface)
  2. print media
31 彼此 each other; one another
=32 Chéng
  1. surname Cheng
  2. short name for Chengdu 成都 Chéng
=32 chéng
  1. to succeed
  2. to finish
  3. to complete
  4. to accomplish
  5. to become
  6. to turn into
  7. to be all right
  8. OK!
  9. one tenth
33 直角 zhíjiǎo a right angle