aquatic
发音
How to pronounce aquatic in British English:
英 [əˈkwætɪk]
How to pronounce aquatic in American English:
美 [əˈkwɑːtɪk]
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- Noun:
- a plant that lives in or on water
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- Adjective:
- relating to or consisting of or being in water
- operating or living or growing in water
单词词源
- aquatic (adj.)
- late 15c., from Middle French and Old French aquatique (13c.), from Latin aquaticus "growing in water; bringing rain," from aqua "water" (see aqua-)
双语例句
- 1. Duckweed is a stemless , aquatic flowering plant .
- 2. It was the crowning aquatic glory of paris , indeed , of the entire civilized world .
- 3. None of this affects hardy 's theory that humans lost their body hair during an aquatic interlude .
- 4. The aquatic endpoint of such a glacier is known as a terminus .
- 5. I remained faithful to my aquatic guru .