monsoon

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n. 季风, 吹季风的季节, 雨季

发音

UK /mɒnˈsuːn/
US /mɑnˈsuːn/
IN /ˈmɔn.sun/
/ˈmɑn.sun/

词形变化

monsoons 复数 monsoons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.

    季风

  2. 2.

    Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.

    雨季

  3. 3.

    The rains themselves.

  4. 4.

    Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

  5. 5.

    Any heavy rainstorm.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

wind rain rainfall rainy season

相关短语

monsoon season 梅雨 monsoon seasons monsoon bucket monsoon buckets monsoon forest monsoon forests Monsoon Asia northeast monsoon southwest monsoon

词源

From Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”), from وَسَمَ (wasama, “to mark, to brand”).

来源：wiktionary