aridity

n. 干旱, 不毛, 乏味

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词形变化

aridities 复数 aridities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

aridness barrenness fruitlessness thirstiness

上位词 4

quality dryness waterlessness xerotes

下位词 2

poorness unproductiveness

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-eh₁yeti Proto-Italic *āzēō Latin āreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Latin -idus Latin āridus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin āriditāsbor. English aridity Borrowed from Latin āriditās (“dryness”); equivalent to arid + -ity.

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