术语“直尺”的详细信息

英译术语:

Zhi Chi

汉语语境:

考古学家通过对汉代的内向连弧纹镜的研究后发现，其上的纹饰是古人用圆规分出的等分。无独有偶，考古学者进而对四神博局镜的背纹进行研究后同样发现，四神博局镜背纹中的几何纹饰也全部是采用圆规及直尺，经过精心绘制而成。直至今日还可以看到，四神博局镜背纹中的几何纹饰，大都在某两条线的相交点上。这说明汉代的先民已具有了一定的机械制图水平。

英语语境:

Based on studying the Han bronze mirrors decorated with arc line motifs, archaeologists have found that these motifs are equally divided into several parts with the help of compass by ancient Chinese people. Similarly, through further studies on the four Gods motifs on the backside of TLV mirror, scholars also find that these patterns are elaborately produced with the assistance of compass and Zhi Chi. So far, it can be still seen that the geometrical designs on the back of bronze mirrors with four Gods motifs are exactly at the crossing point of two straight lines, which shows that people in the Han dynasty have already reached a higher level on mechanical drawing.