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秒
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Definitions
- 1. second (unit of time)
- 2. arc second (angular measurement unit)
- 3. (coll.) instantly
Example Sentences
1 shown這則訊息將在五 秒 後自動銷毀。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 秒
millisecond, ms
to ejaculate within a few seconds during sex
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
double prime symbol (″) (math., linguistics etc)
stopwatch
(time) second
(Internet) flash sale
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
in a matter of seconds
microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s
all the time
superglue
to take in at a glance
PRC equivalent: 納秒|纳秒[nà miǎo]
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (PRC)
parsec (astronomy)
second hand (of a clock)
picosecond, ps, 10^-12 s
to understand instantly
femtosecond, fs, 10^-15 s