subsidence
英[s?b'sa?d(?)ns;'s?bs?d(?)ns]
美[s?b'sa?dns]
- n. 下沉；沉淀；陷沒
中文詞源
subsidence 沉降，下陷
subside,沉降，下陷，-ence,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- subsidence (n.)
- 1650s, "a settling to the bottom," from Latin subsidentia "a settling down," from subsidens, from subsidere (see subside (v.)).
雙語例句
- 1. A surveyor said that the problems were caused by subsidence and the house needed to be underpinned.
- 一名勘測員說是地面下陷導致了這些問題出現，房子需要加固地基。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In more than 30 years of surveying he has never yet known a building to collapse because of subsidence.
- 他做房屋評估工作都30多年了，還從未聽說過哪一座房子由于地基下陷而倒塌的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Now every sound ceased suddenly with the subsidence of Mr. Walter's voice.
- 隨著華爾特先生的聲音平息下來的時候,一切聲音都突然停止了.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Subsidence may be the critical factor in managing a ground water reservoir.
- 地面沉降在管理地下水盆地的工作中可以算是一個關鍵性因素.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The supply of sedment is insufficient to offset the rate of subsidence.
- 沉積物的補給不足以抵償沉降的速率.
來自辭典例句