atoll

FREQ #45526

n. 环状珊瑚岛, 环礁

发音

UK /ˈætɒl/
其它
UK /əˈtɒl/
其它
US /ˈætɔl/
US /ˈætɑl/
US /ˈætoʊl/
US /ˈeɪtɑl/
US /ˈeɪtɔl/
US /əˈtɑl/

词形变化

atolls 复数 atolls

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

    环礁

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

coral reef

相关短语

atoll fruit dove atoll fruit doves Johnston Atoll Wake Atoll Palmyra Atoll

词源

Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (*saṃtīrtha, “level ford”). The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely.

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