1560s, "degree of merit or importance," a figurative use from Middle French calibre (late 15c.), apparently ultimately from Arabic qalib "a mold for casting." Arabic also used the word in the sense "mold for casting bullets," which is the oldest literal meaning in English. Meaning "inside diameter of a gun barrel" is attested from 1580s. Barnhart remarks that Spanish calibre, Italian calibro "appear too late to act as intermediate forms" between the Arabic word and the French.
实用例句
1. They ought to win with players of such high caliber.
他们选手的能力这样高,应该获胜.
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2. There is no other player even remotely approaching her caliber.
就才干而言,其他选手远远赶不上她.
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3. We are always trying to improve the caliber of our schools.
我们一直在想方设法提高我们学校的水平.
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4. There are few workers left of her caliber.
像她那种工作人员剩下的不多了.
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5. The quality of his character and the caliber of his accomplishments produced a lasting influence.
