X
n. 英語字母表的第24個字母; (用於度量單位間)表示“乘以”
X is the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet.
When writing down the size of something, you can use x in between the measurements to mean 'by'.
The conservatory measures approximately 13ft x 16ft.
溫室的大小大約是13英尺乘16英尺。
X can be used to represent the name of a person when you do not know their real name, or when you are trying to keep their real name a secret.
...Dr. X.
某醫生
You can use X or x to refer to a number or amount when you do not know exactly how much it is, or when this information is not important.
You can only make X amount of dollars a year.
你一年只能賺那麼多錢。
x is used to represent a kiss at the end of a letter or written message.
People sometimes write X on a map to mark a precise position that they want to refer to.
1. being one more than nine
I had to go back for my checkup; they'd lost my X-rays.
我得回去再做一次體檢。他們把我的X光片弄丟了。
They took my pulse, took my blood pressure, and X-rayed my jaw.
他們給我量了脈搏、血壓,還給我的下頜拍了X光片。
For a decade "X" was the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles.
10年來,“X”樂隊一直都是洛杉磯最傑出的朋克樂隊。
I suggested that he rest, and sent him for an X-ray.
我建議他休息,並讓他去拍個X光片。
The medical benefits of x-rays far outweigh the risk of having them.
X光在醫學上的益處遠甚於它帶來的風險。