St. Elmo's fire

短语

n. 圣艾尔摩之火

发音

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词形变化

St. Elmo's fires 复数 St. Elmo's fires

别名

St Elmo's fire Saint Elmo's fire St. Ulmo's fire

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.

    圣艾尔摩之火

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

corona corona discharge corposant Saint Elmo's fire

上位词 5

spark discharge arc electric arc electric discharge

词源

After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.

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