transverse

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transverse 指横向的或横断的,常用于描述与某物长轴垂直的方向或结构。

用法要点

介词搭配

transverse 常与介词 to 连用,表示“垂直于...”,强调方向关系。

• transverse to the axis
• transverse to the flow
• transverse to the direction

语域说明

transverse 在学术、工程、医学等专业领域使用较多,日常口语中较少见,更常用 horizontal 或 across。

• transverse wave in physics
• transverse colon in anatomy
• transverse section in engineering

句型结构

作形容词时,通常置于名词前作定语,描述物体的横向属性;作名词时,指具体的横断物或横向部分。

• a transverse beam
• the transverse of the bridge
• in a transverse direction

基础例句

The road runs transverse to the river, making a sharp crossing.

这条路横向穿过河流,形成一个急转弯的交叉口。

We need to cut the board in a transverse direction to fit the frame.

我们需要横向切割这块木板,以适应框架的尺寸。

The transverse beam supports the weight of the roof evenly.

横向梁均匀地支撑着屋顶的重量。

高级例句

In physics, transverse waves oscillate perpendicular to the direction of propagation.

在物理学中,横波的振动方向垂直于传播方向。

The engineer designed a transverse reinforcement to withstand seismic loads.

工程师设计了横向加固结构,以承受地震荷载。

Medical imaging often uses transverse sections to visualize internal organs.

医学成像常使用横断面来可视化内部器官。

高频搭配

verb

cut transversemeasure transversealign transverseposition transverseextend transverse

adjective

transverse sectiontransverse wavetransverse axistransverse directiontransverse load

noun

transverse of a beamtransverse in anatomytransverse in geometrytransverse in engineering

adverb

transversely alignedtransversely cuttransversely positionedtransversely oriented

preposition

transverse totransverse acrosstransverse throughtransverse along

phrase

in transverse directionon a transverse planewith transverse motionby transverse force

常见错误

❌ 错误:The line is transverse of the paper.
✓ 正确:The line is transverse to the paper.

错误使用了介词 of,应改为 to,因为 transverse 表示“垂直于”时固定搭配介词 to。

❌ 错误:He placed the book in a transverse way.
✓ 正确:He placed the book transversely.

日常表达中,使用副词 transversely 更自然,避免冗长的 in a transverse way 结构。

近义词辨析

horizontal

horizontal 泛指水平方向,与垂直相对;transverse 特指与某物长轴或主流向垂直,更强调相对关系。

The shelf is horizontal (level), but the support beam is transverse to the wall (perpendicular).

perpendicular

perpendicular 强调成直角相交,几何意味强;transverse 更常用于描述方向或结构上的横向,不一定严格90度。

The lines are perpendicular (exactly 90 degrees), while the path runs transverse to the road (generally across).