semiarid

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would, typically defined as 25 to 50 cm of rainfall annually.

词形变化

more semiarid comparative most semiarid superlative semi-arid alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
Latin sēmi-bor.
English semi-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-eh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *āzēō
Latin āreō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin āriduslbor.
French arideder.

Latin āridusder.
English arid
English semiarid
From semi- + arid.
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