Breadth

(noun.) the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; 'a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject'; 'a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views'.

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• Mrs. Murray made it, and it's sure to be right; it may be a straw's breadth shorter or longer-waisted, according to my having grown fat or thin. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Miles long, and of breadth losing itself in vagueness, for all the neighbouring country crowds to see. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• How shall we secure breadth of outlook without sacrificing efficiency of execution? 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• The dangers and hair-breadth escapes of a life of adventures, instead of disheartening young people, seem frequently to recommend a trade to them. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• It was in these circumstances that Edison's sagacity and breadth of business capacity came to the front. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• She is 400 feet 6 inches long, 64 feet 8 inches breadth, 24 feet draft, 9,215 tons displacement. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• He is taller by almost the breadth of my nail, than any of his court; which alone is enough to strike an awe into the beholders. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• From the entrance into the lists, a gently sloping passage, ten yards in breadth, led up to the platform on which the tents were pitched. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Roger Bacon's writings are characterized by a philosophical breadth of view. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The breadth of one of your fingers does not give me a very clear idea of distance. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• The line's breadth further, lay beyond. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Now don't forget to keep the bad breadth out of sight, Jo. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Nothing's the matter, Sir,' replied the boy, expanding his mouth to the whole breadth of his countenance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Not a whit, not a hair-breadth. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Do his words disclose the length, breadth, depth, of his object and suspicion in coming here; or if not, what do they hide? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• What breadths of experience Dorothea seemed to have passed over since she first looked at this miniature! 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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