polar
英 ['p??l?]
美 ['pol?]
- adj. 極地的；兩極的；正好相反的
- n. 極面；極線
- n. (Polar)人名；(德、西)波拉爾
助記提示
1、pol- + -ar.
2. 北極熊：polar bear.
中文詞源
polar 地級的，兩級的，截然對立的來自pole,地級，兩級。引申詞義截然對立。
英文詞源
- polar (adj.)
- 1550s, from Middle French polaire (16c.) or directly from Medieval Latin polaris "of or pertaining to the poles," from Latin polus "an end of an axis" (see pole (n.2)). Meaning "directly opposite in character or tendency" is attested from 1832. Polar bear first recorded 1781.
雙語例句
- 1. In many ways, Brett and Bernard are polar opposites.
- 在許多方面，布雷特和伯納德截然不同。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. polar bears, denizens of the frozen north
- 北極熊，在冰天雪地的北方生活的動物
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. The parents' position is often the polar opposite of the child's.
- 父母的觀點常與孩子的完全相反。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. The white fur of the polar bear is a natural camouflage.
- 北極熊身上的白色的濃密軟毛是一種天然的偽裝.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The Antarctic species have few special adaptations for polar life.
- 南極的物種對極地生活幾乎沒有什么特別的適應(yīng)性改變.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》