litre

litre
( liter)
(缩略词: l)
noun
  1. a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres (about 1.75 pints)
    升(米制容量单位,1升等于1,000立方厘米,约1.75品脱)
派生
litreage
[ˈliːt(ə)rɪdʒ]
noun
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from French, alteration of litron (an obsolete measure of capacity), via medieval Latin from Greek litra, a Sicilian monetary unit
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