| 释义 |
quincunx/ˈkwinkʌŋks/n. 1 five objects set so that four are at the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth is at its centre, e.g. the five on dice or cards (五点排列成的)梅花形(如骰子或纸牌上的五点) 2 this arrangement, esp. in planting trees 梅花形排列(尤指栽植法) □ quincuncial /kwinˈkʌnʃ(ə)l/ adj.□ quincuncially /-ˈkʌnʃ(ə)li/ adv.[Latin, = five-twelfths, from quinque ‘five’, uncia ‘twelfth’] |