a unit for measuring volume, equal to 1.76 British pints or 2.11 American pints 升（容量单位，等于英国的 1.76 品脱或美国的 2.11 品脱） 3 litres of water 3 升水 a litre bottle of wine 一升容量的瓶装酒 a car with a 3.5 litre engine 配有 3.5 升发动机的汽车
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, alteration of litron (an obsolete measure of capacity), via medieval Latin from Greek litra, a Sicilian monetary unit.