"lying across," early 15c. (earlier transversary, c. 1400), from Latin transversus "turned or directed across," past participle of transvertere "turn across," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). The verb transvert is recorded from late 14c.
权威例句
1. A transverse bar joins the two posts.
一根横杆连接着两根立柱。
2. The strong engine forces these planes to transverse the oceans.
强大的发动机驱使这些飞机横渡大洋.
3. The transverse fibres or commissure unite the two ganglia of a pair.
横行的纤维即接索则把成对的两个神经节连在一起.
4. With the X - frames projecting into the boxes, the transverse diaphragms were formed.
把这些 X 框架放进这些箱体, 就成了横隔梁.
5. Transverse forces acting in the positiveco - ordinate direction are positive.