katabatic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Ellipsis of katabatic wind. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
形容词 adj.
  1. Downslope on a mountainside. not-comparable
    — At the field camp, paper-thin tents shudder beneath katabatic blasts of freezing wind, stoves sputter a stingy flame, and a few trudging specks haul shovels through a cold world where extra food and equipment cannot be bought at any price.

词形变化

catabatic alternative katabatics plural catabatic alternative

词汇关系

反义词

词源

词源 1
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταιβατός (kataibatós, “down-going, descending”), from κατα- (kata-, “down”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”).
词源 2
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταιβατός (kataibatós, “down-going, descending”), from κατα- (kata-, “down”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”).
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