| 单词 | climate |
| 释义 | climate (once / 151 pages) n The climate is the general weather in a particular region. Florida is known for its temperate climate. The word climate is also used figuratively to mean "the usual conditions," as in "It's a favorable climate for school reform." Climate descends from Greek klima "region, surface of the earth," and from klinein "to slope." The original use of the word climate in English was in reference to one of the sloping zones of the earth from the equator toward the poles. This meaning was often used to refer to weather conditions in a zone of the earth, which developed into the current meaning of "the weather." WORD FAMILYclimate: acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize, climates, climatic, climatical+/acclimate: acclimated, acclimates, acclimating, acclimation/acclimatise: acclimatisation, acclimatised, acclimatises, acclimatising/acclimatize: acclimatization, acclimatized, acclimatizes, acclimatizing/climatic: climatically USAGE EXAMPLESThe zoning changes proposed along the trolley will allow relatively intense commercial and residential development there, which fits with the city’s climate action plan. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) In a rapidly changing climate, they may get it. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) At the same time, for their role in driving this climate change, fossil fuels are increasingly becoming fuel source non-grata. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time the dank climate of southern Wales Syn|Hyper clime environmental condition the state of the environment 2n the prevailing psychological state the climate of opinion Syn|Hyper mood condition, status a state at a particular time |
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