intercontinental

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌɪn.tə.kɒn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/    美 /ˌɪn.tɚ.kɑn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Taking place between two or more continents. not-comparable
    — Not so much wedded as welded to their airline seats, he and his amanuensis see the cities of the future as ‘glocal’ phenomena, where high-density urban centres are air-linked to intercontinental faubourgs.
  2. Having the ability to travel between continents. not-comparable

词汇关系

衍生词
intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM intercontinentally

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
English continent
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English continental
English intercontinental
From inter- + continental.
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