| 释义 |
‖ Kuroshiwo|kuːroˈʃiːwo|
Also Kuroshio, Kurosiwo, and as two words (with or without a hyphen).
[Japanese, f. kuro black + shiwo tide.]
The Black Current or Gulf Stream of Japan.
1885Sir J. Murray in Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 118/2 The Kuro-Siwo or Japan current—wholly a warm oceanic river during the S.E. monsoon similar to the Gulf Stream of the Atlantic. 1928Russell & Yonge Seas x. 231 In the Pacific..there is a system of oceanic currents much after the manner of that in the Atlantic, the Japan Current or ‘Kuro Shiwo’ corresponding to our Gulf Stream. 1967Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. V. 57 Often compared with the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio, the East Australian Current is essentially different because it does not, as do the other two, make up an eddy system extending towards the east across the ocean. 1969Sci. Jrnl. Jan. 16/1 The Kuroshio..is a swift current that runs along the western edge of the Pacific just as the Gulf Stream does in the North Atlantic. |