| 单词 | monsoon |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [mɔn'su:n] |
| 解释 | n.季雨，季风 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 季雨，季风(the season wind of the Indian Ocean, bringing rain) |
| 字源 | monsoon (n.) 1580s, "trade wind of the Indian Ocean," from Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monçao, from Arabic mawsim "time of year, appropriate season" (for a voyage, pilgrimage, etc.), from wasama "he marked." When it blows from the southwest (April through October) it brings heavy rain, hence "heavy episode of rainfall during the rainy season" (1747). |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】month + soon 几个月(一季)就一次，速度还挺快 |
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