laterite

n. 铁矾土, 红土带 [机] 红土, 砖红壤

发音

UK /ˈlatəɹʌɪt/

词形变化

laterites 复数 laterites

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

dirt soil

词源

From Latin later (“brick”) + -ite.

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