harmattan

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌhɑːməˈtæn/|/ˌhɑːˈmætən/    美 /ˌhɑɹməˈtæn/|/ˌhɑɹməˈtɑn/|/ˌhɑɹˈmætən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dry and dusty wind which blows from the Sahara over the Atlantic coast of West Africa in December, January and February, being a hot wind in some areas and a cold wind in others.
    — Storm-clouds stretched their arms across the sky; from the east, to all appearances, might come a fierce harmattan, or from the south might come the fierce hurricane.
  2. A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows.

词形变化

harmattans plural

词源

From Twi Akan haramata or a related word (whence also Spanish harmatán). The ultimate origin is supposed by some to be an Arabic word, but which one is uncertain; حَرَام (ḥarām, “accursed thing”) has been suggested.
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