monsoon
英 [mɒn'suːn]
美 [,mɑn'sun]
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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。
- 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).
- 1. The monsoon rains started early this year.
- 今年雨季降雨开始得早.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The south - west monsoon sets in during April.
- 西南季风4月份到来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Travelling is much more difficult during the monsoon.
- 在雨季出行要难得多.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自辞典例句
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