klick

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A kilometer. slang
    — Several klicks closer, the ruins of the City of Poets rose jaggedly against the skyline.
  2. Alternative spelling of click (mostly as an interjection) alt-of,alternative
  3. Kilometres per hour. plural-normally,slang

词形变化

klicks plural klicks plural

词源

* Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometer, being a suitably short word emphasizing k+l instead of /keɪ/ alone (the same principle as with military spelling alphabets, but also clearly distinguished from kilo (/kiːloʊ/) for kilogram).
* Possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of a military odometer. When a soldier would complete a mark, they would signal to their commander and denote movement of 1,000 meters by hoisting up their rifle and moving the gas regulator with their thumb, which made a "click" the commander could hear.
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