monsoon
英[m?n'su?n]
美[,mɑn'sun]
- n. 季風；（印度等地的）雨季；季候風
詞態變化
復數:?monsoons;
中文詞源
monsoon 季風，雨季
來自阿拉伯語mawsim,一年的某時間，某季節，來自ma-,指示前綴，wasama,標記，記號。
英文詞源
- monsoon (n.)
- 1580s, "trade wind of the Indian Ocean," from Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese mon?ao, 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).
雙語例句
- 1. The monsoon rains started early this year.
- 今年雨季降雨開始得早.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The south - west monsoon sets in during April.
- 西南季風4月份到來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Travelling is much more difficult during the monsoon.
- 在雨季出行要難得多.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The monsoon has now covered almost all of the agriculturally important north-west of India.
- 雨季現在幾乎已經覆蓋了印度西北部所有重要的農業區。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The facts of monsoon climate have been presented in a number of texts and atlases.
- 季風氣候的一些事實已在一些教科書和氣候圖集中加以介紹.
來自辭典例句