How much empty room is left between things that come one after another — most often between the letters, words and lines of printed text.

How much empty room is left between things that come one after anotherspacing指的是一連串東西之間留了多少空隙 most often between the letters, words and lines of printed text最常見的是印刷文字裡字母、單字、行與行之間的空隙

'Double spacing' means an empty line's worth of room between each line, which is what a teacher asks for so there is room to write corrections. 'Line spacing' is the setting in your word processor.

'Double spacing' means an empty line's worth of room between each line'Double spacing'意思是每行之間留一整行空白的間距 which is what a teacher asks for so there is room to write corrections這就是老師常要求的，好留空間寫修改意見 'Line spacing' is the setting in your word processor'Line spacing'則是你文書處理軟體裡的一個設定

But the word is not only about text: gardeners talk about the spacing of plants in a row, builders about the spacing of screws or posts, a doctor about the spacing of doses through the day.

But the word is not only about text不過這個字不是只跟文字有關 gardeners talk about the spacing of plants in a row園丁會說一排植物的spacing builders about the spacing of screws or posts建築工人會說螺絲或柱子的spacing a doctor about the spacing of doses through the day醫生則會說一天裡藥物劑量之間的spacing

So think of it as a general word for the gaps in a repeating arrangement — the gap itself, and also the act of choosing those gaps.

So think of it as a general word for the gaps in a repeating arrangement所以可以把它想成是「重複排列中的間隙」的通用說法 the gap itself, and also the act of choosing those gaps既指那個空隙本身，也指決定那些空隙的動作

It is uncountable in normal use: you say 'the spacing is too tight', not 'the spacings are'.

It is uncountable in normal use在一般用法裡它是不可數名詞 you say 'the spacing is too tight', not 'the spacings are'你會說'the spacing is too tight'，不會說'the spacings are'