litre

litre — noun

1. A unit of measurement in the metric system used for expressing how much space a

1.名詞A2
釋義

A unit of measurement in the metric system used for expressing how much space a liquid or gas occupies. One litre equals one thousand cubic centimetres, or roughly 1.76 British pints.

例句

Theo filled the car's tank with thirty litres of petrol at the station.

collocation: 'litres of [fuel]' for amounts

Aiko bought a two-litre bottle of lemonade for her birthday party.

compound adjective: [number]-litre [container]

文法句型

[number] + litre(s) + of + [substance]

用法筆記

Often paired with 'of' before the substance being measured: 'litre of milk', 'litres of water'. The spelling 'liter' is the American English variant.

常見錯誤

❌There is one litre water in the bottle.
✅There is one litre of water in the bottle.
💡A measure word like 'litre' needs 'of' before the substance.
❌I need to buy a liter of milk.
✅I need to buy a litre of milk.
💡In British English (used in Taiwan materials), the spelling is 'litre', not 'liter'.