caliber

名词 caliber:

1. a degree or grade of excellence or worth
   同义词：quality, calibre
2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel
   同义词：bore, gauge, calibre

1. A school of high caliber; an executive of low caliber.
   高质量的学校; 能力较低的行政官

cal.i.ber

n.（名词）
Abbr. cal.
缩写 cal.
The diameter of the inside of a round cylinder, such as a tube.
口径：圆柱体内侧圆的直径，如管道
The diameter of the bore of a firearm, usually shown in hundredths or thousandths of an inch and expressed in writing or print in terms of a decimal fraction:
口径：火器枪孔的直径，常以英寸的百分数或千分数表示，在手写或印刷中常以十进制分数表示：
例句：
.45 caliber.
.45口径

The diameter of a large projectile, such as an artillery shell, measured in millimeters or in inches.
弹径：大炮弹的直径，如炮弹壳，以毫米或英寸计
Degree of worth; quality:
品质，质量；才干：
例句：
a school of high caliber; an executive of low caliber.
高质量的学校；能力较低的行政官

来源：
French calibre
法语 calibre