trade wind

短语

信风 [经] 贸易风

发音

US /ˈtɹeɪd ˈwɪnd/

词形变化

trade winds 复数

别名

trade-wind

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A steady wind that blows from east to west above and below the equator.

    信风

    贸易风

    They rode the trade winds going west.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

trade

上位词 1

prevailing wind

词源

Compound of trade (“course, path (of running)”, from 14th c.) + wind, because of their consistent linear direction. Associations with transatlantic trade are a later folk etymology.

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