precipitation

大学 FREQ #43716

n. 坠落, 沉淀, 降水, 轻率, 急速, 猛冲, 突如其来 [化] 析出

发音

UK /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/
US /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/

词形变化

precipitations 复数 precipitations

别名

pcpn pptn. precip

教材释义与例句

名词

沉淀, 沉淀物;降水;冰雹;坠落;鲁莽

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.

    降水

    降水量

    可数 不可数 气象

    South Korea’s Ministry of Environment said in a news release that no major precipitation was observed after the cloud seeding operation.

  2. 2.

    The amount of water precipitated in any form.

    可数 不可数 气象
  3. 3.

    A hurried headlong fall.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier, and often less soluble, solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.

    沉淀

    可数 不可数 化学
  5. 5.

    Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.

    可数 比喻 不可数

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle French précipitation, from Latin praecipitātiō, praecipitātiōnem. By surface analysis, precipitate + -ion.

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