小知识:Fahrenheit(华氏)
Fahrenheit is the temperature scale. Fahrenheit即华氏温标,表示温度范围。
When German physicist Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit(1686-1736) set out to construct a reliable thermometer, there were more than 30 different temperature scales in use, none of which corresponded with any other.
当德国物理学家加布里埃尔·丹尼尔·华伦海特(1686-1736)开始建造可靠的温度计时,有30多种不同的温标在使用,但没有一个是相互对应的。
In 1714 Fahrenheit replaced alcohol with mercury to produce the most accurate thermometer to date.
1714年,华氏温度计用水银代替酒精,制成了迄今为止最精确的温度计。
He set the freezing point of water at 320F and boiling point at 212oF. The precision of the instrument led to the adoption of the Fahrenheit scale in most English-speaking countries.
他把水的冰点定在华氏32度,沸点定在华氏212度。仪器的精确度使大多数说英语的国家采用了华氏温标。
Latterly it has been superseded by the centigrade scale, measured in degrees Celsius, but Fahrenheit's calibrations are still in use, most notably in the US. 近来,它已被以摄氏度为单位的摄氏刻度所取代,但华氏度的校准仍在使用,尤其是在美国。
Fahrenheit spent most of his working life in Holland and died at The Hague.
华伦海特的大部分工作时间都在荷兰度过,最后在海牙去世。
Fahrenheit /ˈfærənhaɪt/ adj.华氏温度计的;华氏的 n.华氏温度计;华氏温标。
thermometer n.温度计,寒暑表,体温计。mercury/ˈmɜːkjəri/汞,水银。
adoption n.采用,接受。supersed/ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/vt.替代,取代。
Celsius /ˈselsiəs/ adj.(温度)摄氏的n.摄氏温度。
calibration/ˌkælɪˈbreɪʃn/n.标定。
centigrade /ˈsentɪɡreɪd/ n.摄氏温度adj.摄氏度的。
The Hague /ðə heɪɡ/ /heɪɡ/海牙(荷兰城市)。