meridional

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France
形容词 adj.
  1. located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe. not-comparable
    — Offices that require heat […] should be meridional.
  2. of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of Europe not-comparable
    — This, Constance recognised, may have had nothing to do with the situation – it was probably just a meridional convention – for in the Mediterranean countries nobody trusts his neighbour [...].
  3. along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian not-comparable

词形变化

meridionals plural

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”).
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