atoll

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈætɒl/|/əˈtɒl/    美 /ˈætɔl/|/ˈætɑl/|/ˈætoʊl/|/ˈeɪtɑl/|/ˈeɪtɔl/|/əˈtɑl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

词形变化

atolls plural

词源

Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (*saṃtīrtha, “level ford”). The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely.
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