tsunami

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/    美 /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).
    — A tsunami struck Japan recently.
  2. A large and generally unstoppable surge. figuratively
    — It seemed that what started out as a handful of isolated cases gradually turned into a tsunami of complaints.

词形变化

tsunami plural tsunamis plural sunami alternative,nonstandard

词汇关系

近义词
seismic sea wave tidal wave
衍生词
flunami fog tsunami ice tsunami megatsunami meteotsunami orphaned tsunami palaeotsunami paleotsunami poonami silver tsunami teletsunami tsunameter tsunamic tsunamigenic tsunamilike tsunami stone tsunami wall
相关词
earthquake flood natural disaster seaquake seiche tidal wave tsunami earthquake waterquake

词源

Borrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbour”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
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