请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Periscii
释义 Periscii, n. pl.|pəˈrɪsɪaɪ, -ˈɪʃɪaɪ|
[med.L., a. Gr. περίσκιοι, pl. of περίσκιος throwing a shadow all round, f. περί around + σκιά shadow.]
Those who dwell within the polar circles, whose shadows revolve around them as the sun moves around the heavens on a summer day.
1625N. Carpenter Geog. Del. i. x. (1635) 227. 1652–62 Heylin Cosmogr. Introd. (1674) 20/1 Periscii are such as dwell beyond the Polar Circles,..because their shadows are on all sides of them.1704J. Harris Lex. Techn. I.
随便看

 

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/22 18:50:23