| 正面 | 12690.antarctic 美 [æn'tɑrktɪk]     |
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| 背面 |      释义： 1. howl <====> growl.adj. 南极的；[地理] 南极地带的n. 南极地区；南极洲 例句： 1. Antarctic air brought biting cold to southern Chile on Thursday.周四，南极气流给智利南部带来了刺骨的严寒。 antarcticantarctic: see arcticantarctic (adj.)late 14c., antartyk "opposite to the north pole" (adj.), also (with capital A) "region around the South pole" (n.), from Old French antartique, from Medieval Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos "opposite the north," from anti- "opposite" (see anti-) + arktikos "arctic" (see arctic). The first -c- sound ceased to be pronounced in Medieval Latin and was dropped in Old French. Modern English spelling, which restores it, dates from 17c." |