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单词 el niño
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
El Ni•ño  (el nēn′yō; Sp. el nē′nyô),USA pronunciation 
  1. Geography, Oceanographya warm ocean current of variable intensity that develops after late December along the coast of Ecuador and Peru and sometimes causes catastrophic weather conditions.
  • Spanish: literally, the child, i.e., the Christ child, alluding to the appearance of the current near Christmas

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
El Niño /ɛl ˈniːnjəʊ/ n
  1. a warming of the eastern tropical Pacific occurring every few years, which alters the weather pattern of the tropics
Etymology: 20th Century: from Spanish: The Child, i.e. Christ, referring to its original occurrence at Christmas time
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