单词 | maelstrom |
释义 | mael·strom ![]() n. 1. A violent or turbulent situation: caught in the maelstrom of war. 2. A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence. [Obsolete Dutch : Dutch malen, to grind, whirl (from Middle Dutch; see melə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + Dutch stroom, stream (from Middle Dutch; see sreu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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