tropical
英 ['tr?p?k(?)l]
美['trɑp?kl]
- adj. 熱帶的；熱情的；酷熱的
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中文詞源
tropical 熱帶的
tropic,熱帶的，-al,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- tropical (adj.)
- 1520s, "pertaining to the celestial tropics," from tropic + -al (1). In reference to the torrid zones of the earth, from 1690s. Meaning "hot and lush like the climate of the tropics" is first attested 1834.
雙語例句
- 1. The company is the world's largest destroyer of tropical forests.
- 該公司對熱帶雨林的破壞位居世界之首。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Tropical colours may look rather harsh in our dull northern light.
- 熱帶色彩在我們北方暗淡的光線下可能顯得有點刺目。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Tropical storm Marco is pushing northward up Florida's coast.
- 熱帶風暴“馬可”正沿佛羅里達海岸向北推進。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. A tropical storm is gaining strength in the eastern Atlantic.
- 在大西洋東部，一場熱帶風暴的風力正逐漸增強。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She exits into the tropical storm.
- 她走了出去，消失在熱帶風暴中。
來自柯林斯例句