silo
发音
How to pronounce silo in British English:
英 [ˈsaɪləʊ]
How to pronounce silo in American English:
美 [ˈsaɪloʊ]
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- Noun:
- a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
- military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired
单词词源
- silo (n.)
- 1835, from Spanish silo, traditionally derived from Latin sirum (nominative sirus), from Greek siros "a pit to keep corn in." "The change from r to l in Spanish is abnormal and Greek siros was a rare foreign term peculiar to regions of Asia Minor and not likely to emerge in Castilian Spain" [Barnhart]. Alternatively, the Spanish word is from a pre-Roman Iberian language word represented by Basque zilo, zulo "dugout, cave or shelter for keeping grain." Meaning "underground housing and launch tube for a guided missile" is attested from 1958.
双语例句
- 1. Later we walked to an abandoned silo .
- 2. Accepting that silo marketing is ineffective .
- 3. It seemed to be taking advantage of the protection of the silo , like a chick inside an egg .
- 4. But most impressive is the silo house 's complex , highly controlled electrical , hvac and land irrigation systems .
- 5. The silo house is a collective effort of faculty , staff , alumni and 150 of cornell 's most creative and talented minds descending from the colleges of engineering , architecture , human ecology , and agricultural and life sciences , and the johnson graduate school of management .