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源自拉丁语 'inter-'(之间)和 'glacialis'(冰的),字面意思是“冰期之间的”。
❶ 指两次冰期之间的温暖时期,地球气候相对较暖,冰川退缩,动植物活动范围扩大。
“We are currently living in an interglacial period known as the Holocene.”
(我们目前生活在被称为全新世的间冰期。)
“The last interglacial was warmer than the present one.”
(上一个间冰期比现在的更温暖。)
❶ 描述与间冰期相关的特征或现象,如气候、环境等。
“Interglacial temperatures were significantly higher than during ice ages.”
(间冰期的温度明显高于冰河时期。)
“The interglacial climate allowed forests to expand northward.”
(间冰期的气候使森林得以向北扩张。)
interglacial period — 指两次冰期之间的温暖时间段,通常持续数千年,气候较为温和。
“The current interglacial period began about 11,700 years ago.”
(当前的间冰期大约始于11,700年前。)