B2 adjective 중립

thermometer

/θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tə/

A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature or a temperature gradient. It is commonly used in medical settings to check for fever or in weather stations to monitor atmospheric conditions.

예시

3 / 5
1

The mother used a digital thermometer to check if her son had a fever.

The mother used a digital thermometer to check if her son had a fever.

2

Strict protocol requires that the thermometer be sterilized after every clinical use.

Strict protocol requires that the thermometer be sterilized after every clinical use.

3

Stick the thermometer in your mouth and don't talk for a minute.

Stick the thermometer in your mouth and don't talk for a minute.

어휘 가족

명사
thermometer
부사
thermometrically
형용사
thermometric
관련
thermometry
💡

암기 팁

Remember 'Thermo' means heat (like a thermos flask) and 'Meter' means measure. A thermometer measures the heat.

빠른 퀴즈

Please look at the ___ and tell me what the outdoor temperature is.

정답!

정답은: a

예시

1

The mother used a digital thermometer to check if her son had a fever.

everyday

The mother used a digital thermometer to check if her son had a fever.

2

Strict protocol requires that the thermometer be sterilized after every clinical use.

formal

Strict protocol requires that the thermometer be sterilized after every clinical use.

3

Stick the thermometer in your mouth and don't talk for a minute.

informal

Stick the thermometer in your mouth and don't talk for a minute.

4

Data was collected using a high-precision mercury thermometer to ensure experimental validity.

academic

Data was collected using a high-precision mercury thermometer to ensure experimental validity.

5

Our inventory shows a high demand for industrial-grade thermometers in the pharmaceutical sector.

business

Our inventory shows a high demand for industrial-grade thermometers in the pharmaceutical sector.

어휘 가족

명사
thermometer
부사
thermometrically
형용사
thermometric
관련
thermometry

자주 쓰는 조합

digital thermometer digital thermometer
mercury thermometer mercury thermometer
infrared thermometer infrared thermometer
read the thermometer read the thermometer
clinical thermometer clinical thermometer

자주 쓰는 구문

the thermometer is rising

the temperature is increasing

outdoor thermometer

a device to measure outside temperature

meat thermometer

a device to check internal food temperature

자주 혼동되는 단어

thermometer vs thermostat

A thermometer measures temperature, whereas a thermostat is a device that controls or regulates temperature.

📝

사용 참고사항

The word is almost always used as a noun. While mercury thermometers were the standard for decades, digital and infrared versions are now more common due to safety concerns regarding mercury.

⚠️

자주 하는 실수

Learners often confuse the spelling by using 'meter' separately or misspelling the prefix as 'thermo-'. In British English, it is sometimes incorrectly spelled 'thermometre' following the 'metre' pattern, but 'thermometer' is the standard globally.

💡

암기 팁

Remember 'Thermo' means heat (like a thermos flask) and 'Meter' means measure. A thermometer measures the heat.

📖

어원

From the Greek 'therme' (heat) and 'metron' (measure).

문법 패턴

countable noun plural: thermometers
🌍

문화적 맥락

In many Western countries, the use of mercury thermometers is being phased out in favor of safer digital alternatives.

빠른 퀴즈

Please look at the ___ and tell me what the outdoor temperature is.

정답!

정답은: a

관련 단어

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C1

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intermovy

C1

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exmarist

C1

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unmanfy

C1

To deprive someone or something of traditionally masculine qualities, strength, or vigor. It is often used figuratively to describe the process of making a person or a concept appear weak, vulnerable, or less assertive than expected.

obvolvence

C1

The state or condition of being wrapped, enveloped, or enshrouded by a surrounding layer. It is used both literally in biological contexts to describe a covering and metaphorically to describe being obscured or hidden.

oblucation

C1

To render something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible, especially through the use of complex language or ambiguous details. It involves intentionally making a concept difficult to perceive or understand to hide the truth or avoid directness.

overprivine

C1

A formal noun referring to the state or condition of possessing excessive social or economic privilege, often to the point where it diminishes one's ability to empathize with others. It describes a structural or individual abundance of advantages that creates a disconnect from the realities of the less fortunate.

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C1

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subvadful

C1

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dislegly

C1

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