abyssal

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /əˈbɪs.l̩/    美 /əˈbɪs.l̩/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. archaic,not-comparable
  2. Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. not-comparable
    — This "abyssal" life, typically in the form of strange tube-worms and microbes, is almost completely unknown to science.
  3. Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust; plutonic. not-comparable
  4. In the utter depths of despair; gloomy. figuratively,not-comparable
    — In an attempt to avoid sliding into incorrigible despair, I abandon such abyssal and existential pondering and investigate the artist behind the work.

词汇关系

上位词
benthic
衍生词
abyssalbenthic abyssal blue abyssal fish abyssally abyssalpelagic abyssal plain abyssal rock abyssal zone hypabyssal hyperabyssal hypoabyssal nonabyssal
相关词
abysmal byssal
并列词
sublittoral bathyal hadal

词源

First attested in the 1690s. From Medieval Latin abyssalis, from Latin abyssus (“abyss”) + -alis (“-al”). Equivalent to abyss + -al.
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