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源自拉丁语 'ariditas',意为干燥,由 'aridus'(干燥的)派生而来。
❶ 指气候或土地的极度干燥状态,缺乏水分,通常用于描述沙漠或干旱地区的自然环境。
“The aridity of the desert makes it difficult for plants to survive.”
(沙漠的干旱使得植物难以生存。)
“Scientists are studying the increasing aridity in some regions due to climate change.”
(科学家正在研究气候变化导致某些地区日益干旱的现象。)
❶ 比喻缺乏情感或趣味,形容事物枯燥无味或缺乏生气。
“The aridity of his speech bored the audience.”
(他演讲的枯燥无味让听众感到无聊。)
“She complained about the aridity of the textbook, which made learning difficult.”
(她抱怨教科书内容枯燥,使得学习变得困难。)
aridity index — 干旱指数,用于衡量一个地区气候或土壤的干燥程度。
“The aridity index is used to classify regions based on their dryness.”
(干旱指数用于根据干燥程度对地区进行分类。)