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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries深度
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shēn dù
"潜水员测量了湖泊的深度。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The distance from the top or surface to the bottom, or the measurement of how deep something is.
"The divers explored the underwater cave system at a depth of fifty meters." - 2
Extensive complexity, profundity, or intensity of emotion, thought, or character.
"Her novel was praised by critics for its psychological depth and well-crafted characters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'dēopth', formed from 'dēop' (deep) combined with the nominal suffix '-th' indicating a state or quality. Cognate with Old Frisian 'diapthe' and Old Norse 'dýpt', tracing ultimately back to Proto-Germanic '*diupithō'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Depth" is said worldwide
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profondeur
Transliteration: profondeur
"La profondeur du lac est impressionnante."
Tiefe
Transliteration: Tiefe
"Die Tiefe des Ozeans ist noch nicht vollständig erforscht."
profondità
Transliteration: profondità
"Abbiamo misurato la profondità del fiume."
profundidad
Transliteration: profundidad
"El submarino descendió a una gran profundidad."
fundura
Transliteration: fundura
"A fundura do poço assustava os caminhantes."
गहराई
Transliteration: gahraai
"समुद्र की गहराई बहुत अधिक है।"
深度
Transliteration: shēn dù
"潜水员测量了湖泊的深度。"
깊이
Transliteration: gipi
"그 호수의 깊이는 아무도 모릅니다."
深さ
Transliteration: fukasa
"この川の深さは約三メートルです。"
عُمْق
Transliteration: 'umq
"قاس الغواصون عمق البحيرة."
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