drainage

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away. countable,uncountable
    — It should move NR away from previous examples of repairs that have treated the symptoms (fixing the landslip) but not fixed the underlying cause (poor drainage), with the result that a second slip followed.
  2. A system of drains. countable,uncountable
  3. A downward wind. countable,uncountable
    — In the forward part of the cyclone, drainage katabasis is checked; but its highest intensity is observed in the rear part of the cyclone.

词形变化

drainages plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der.
Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *draugiz
Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną
Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn
Old English drēahnian
Middle English *dreinen
English drain
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin -āticum
Old French -agebor.
Middle English -age
English -age
English drainage
From drain + -age.
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