摄氏度

• 拼音: shè shì dù
• 汉字拆解: 摄 = 扌+ 聂 (to take, to absorb — used as phonetic in translation); 氏 = clan, surname; 度 = 广 + 廿 + 又 (degree, measure)

含义

Degrees Celsius; the unit of temperature in the Celsius scale, where water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C.

The standard unit of temperature used in China and most of the world. Named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius. Commonly abbreviated as °C in scientific and everyday usage. Contrast with 华氏度 (degrees Fahrenheit).

例句

1. 今天的最高气温是三十七摄氏度，建议市民减少户外活动。
2. 炉温需要保持在两百摄氏度以上，才能确保食品安全。
3. 水在一百摄氏度时沸腾，这是众所周知的物理常识。

用法指南

语境: science, weather, cooking, medicine

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 实验要求将溶液冷却至零下二十摄氏度。(The experiment requires cooling the solution to minus twenty degrees Celsius.)
• 人体正常体温约为三十七摄氏度。(Normal human body temperature is approximately 37 degrees Celsius.)

错误说法

• 将摄氏度与华氏度混用 — when precision matters, always specify which scale you are using

起源与历史

摄 (from 摄尔修斯, transliteration of Celsius) + 氏 (surname honorific) + 度 (degree)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal