kil·o·me·tre
noun/kɪˈlɒmɪtə(r)/, /ˈkɪləmiːtə(r)/
/kɪˈlɑːmɪtər/
(US English kilometer)
(abbreviation km, informal k)
- a unit for measuring distance; 1 000 metres
千米；公里 - The industrial estate is 6 kilometres from the city centre.
工业园区距离市中心 6 公里。 - She had been driving at 110 kilometres per hour.
她当时保持着每小时 110 公里的速度行驶。 - Monaco is only two square kilometres in size.
摩纳哥的面积只有两平方公里。
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French kilomètre (see kilo-, metre). - The industrial estate is 6 kilometres from the city centre.