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calibre

noun
🔊/ˈkælɪbə(r)/
🔊/ˈkælɪbər/
(US English caliber)
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  1. [uncountable] the quality of something, especially a person’s ability质量；（尤指人的）能力 synonym standard
    • He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job.求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。🔊🔊
    • The firm needs more people of your calibre.公司需要更多像你这样有才干的人。🔊🔊
  2. [countable] the measurement from one side of the inside of a tube or gun to the other; the measurement from one side of a bullet to the other（管子、枪炮的）口径，内径；（子弹的）直径，弹径
    • a high calibre weapon高素质的武器
    • a .22 calibre bullet.22口径子弹
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘social standing or importance’): from French, from Italian calibro, perhaps from Arabic qālib ‘mould’, based on Greek kalapous ‘shoemaker's last’.