三角

• 拼音: sān jiǎo
• 汉字拆解: 三 = 三 (three — three horizontal strokes); 角 = 角 (horn/angle — originally a pictograph of an animal horn)

含义

Triangle; triangular; three-cornered. Refers to the geometric shape with three sides and three angles, and by extension anything having three parties or points.

Used in geometry (三角形 — triangle), relationships (三角恋 — love triangle), economics (三角债 — triangular debt), and geography (三角洲 — delta). Also appears in 铁三角 (iron triangle — a stable trio) and 百慕大三角 (Bermuda Triangle).

例句

1. 长江三角洲地区是中国经济最发达、城市化水平最高的区域之一。
2. 这部电视剧讲述了一段错综复杂的三角恋情，情节跌宕起伏，引人入胜。
3. 学习三角函数是掌握高等数学的重要基础，需要扎实的几何知识作为铺垫。

用法指南

语境: geometry, relationships, geography, economics

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 长江三角洲城市群以上海为核心，辐射带动周边城市协同发展，形成了强大的经济集聚效应。(The Yangtze River Delta city cluster, with Shanghai as its core, radiates and drives the coordinated development of surrounding cities, forming a powerful economic agglomeration effect.)
• 陷入三角债务困境的企业之间相互拖欠款项，形成了一个难以打破的恶性循环。(Enterprises caught in the triangular debt dilemma owe each other money, forming a vicious cycle that is difficult to break.)

错误说法

• 三角的关系 — while not incorrect, 三角关系 is more natural and idiomatic

起源与历史

三 (three) + 角 (angle/corner)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal