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monsoon是什么意思

monsoon

英 [mɒn'suːn] 美 [,mɑn'sun]
  • n. 季风;(印度等地的)雨季;季候风

中文词源


monsoon 季风,雨季

来自阿拉伯语mawsim,一年的某时间,某季节,来自ma-,指示前缀,wasama,标记,记号。

英文词源


monsoon (n.)
1580s, "trade wind of the Indian Ocean," from Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monçao, from Arabic mawsim "time of year, appropriate season" (for a voyage, pilgrimage, etc.), from wasama "he marked." When it blows from the southwest (April through October) it brings heavy rain, hence "heavy episode of rainfall during the rainy season" (1747).

双语例句


1. The monsoon rains started early this year.
今年雨季降雨开始得早.

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2. The south - west monsoon sets in during April.
西南季风4月份到来.

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3. Travelling is much more difficult during the monsoon.
在雨季出行要难得多.

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4. The monsoon has now covered almost all of the agriculturally important north-west of India.
雨季现在几乎已经覆盖了印度西北部所有重要的农业区。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The facts of monsoon climate have been presented in a number of texts and atlases.
季风气候的一些事实已在一些教科书和气候图集中加以介绍.

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