"cubits" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 肘尺

Definition

肘尺是一種古老的長度單位，約為從手肘到中指尖的距離，大約45–52公分。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「肘尺」主要出現在古書或考古文獻，現代不再作為正式計量單位，多用於聖經、歷史等情境。

Examples

The room was five cubits long.

這個房間長五**肘尺**。

Noah's Ark was three hundred cubits long.

挪亞方舟長三百**肘尺**。

He measured the wall and wrote down six cubits.

他測量了牆壁，記下六**肘尺**。

Ancient builders often used cubits for construction projects.

古代建築工經常用**肘尺**來建造房屋。

If you read the Bible, you’ll see measurements given in cubits.

如果你讀聖經，會看到用**肘尺**為單位的描述。

I had to look up what cubits meant while studying ancient Egyptian texts.

我在研讀古埃及文獻時，不得不查一下**肘尺**的意思。