etesian

发音

/ɪˈtiːzɪən/
/ɪˈtiːʒən/

词形变化

etesians 复数 etesians

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.

    Is it from those etesian winds, or melting of snow in the mountains under the Equator […], or from those great dropping perpetual showers […]?

词源

From Latin etesius (“annual”), from Ancient Greek ἐτήσιος (etḗsios, “annual”), from ἔτος (étos, “year”).

来源：wiktionary