Fahrenheit
/ˈfærənhaɪt/(缩略语: F)
adjective
postpositive when used with a numeral
1- of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° under standard conditions华氏温度计的; 华氏的。
1.1
- noun (亦作Fahrenheit scale)this scale of temperature华氏温度计; 华氏温标。
词源
mid 18th cent.: named after Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit (1686-1736), German physicist.