英语单词

pelagic是什么意思

pelagic

英 [pɪ'lædʒɪk] 美 [pə'lædʒɪk]
  • adj. 浮游的;远洋的,深海的

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1、pelag- + -ic.

中文词源


pelagic 远海的,远洋的

来自希腊语pelagos,海,公海,来自PIE*pelag,展开,来自PIE*pele,展开,词源同plan,plain.引申词义远海的,远洋的。

英文词源


pelagic (adj.)
"pertaining to the sea," 1650s, from Latin pelagicus, from Greek pelagikos, from pelagos "sea, high sea, open sea, main," from PIE *pelag- "to spread out" (source of Greek plagos "side," Latin plaga "hunting net, curtain, region"), possibly from root *plak- (1) "to spread out, be flat" (see placenta).

双语例句


1. What is the range of the pelagic environment?
水层环境的范围是什么?

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2. What is the origin of pelagic oozes?
远洋软泥的来源是什么?

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3. Plankton and nekton are pelagic organisms.
浮游生物和自游生物都是海面的生物.

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4. Pelagic sediment contains tiny grain of material.
远洋沉积物包含了微细物质颗粒.

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5. In some areas even aragonitic shells of the pelagic molluscs pteropods coat the sea floor.
在有些地区,甚至深海软体动物翼足类的文石贝壳可铺满海底.

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