ceiling

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈsiːlɪŋ/    美 /ˈsilɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The overhead closure of a room.
    — The dining room had an ornate ceiling.
  2. The upper limit of an object or action.
    — […] and only at Barnet did Tappin give Empire of India a burst to bring us up to the 60 m.p.h. speed ceiling of the London area.
  3. The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
  4. The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
    — Even though it was cloudy, there was still enough ceiling for the Blue Angels to perform a great show.
  5. The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
    — The ceiling of 4.5 is 5; the ceiling of −4.5 is −4.
  6. The inner planking of a vessel.
  7. The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
  8. The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of ceil form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

ceilings plural

词汇关系

近义词
ceil
反义词
floor
衍生词
absolute ceiling acoustic ceiling bamboo ceiling brass ceiling cathedral ceiling ceil ceiling bird ceilinged ceiling effect ceiling fan ceiling function ceilingless ceilinglike ceiling paper ceilingward ceilingwards celluloid ceiling cloud ceiling cotton ceiling debt ceiling drop ceiling dropped ceiling flight ceiling floor-to-ceiling glass ceiling gray ceiling hit the ceiling lavender ceiling paper ceiling pink ceiling popcorn ceiling price ceiling pull someone off the ceiling rainbow ceiling scrape someone off the ceiling silver ceiling skill ceiling stipple ceiling subceiling through the ceiling tray ceiling

词源

词源 1
From Middle English celing (“paneling; (bed) cover or hanging”), from celen (“to cover or panel walls”) (from Old French celer (“to conceal”)) + -ing (gerund-forming suffix). By surface analysis, ceil + -ing.
词源 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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