deluge

英语

辞源

来自 古法语 déluge，早期 deluvie的变体 < 拉丁语 dīluvium，来自 lavō （“wash”）

发音

• （英式、美式） , SAMPA：//"dEl.jU:dZ//

美式发音 (文件)

名词

n.　deluge，复数 deluges。

1. 大洪水或大雨

   The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.

2. 某些东西或事物数量过多

   The rock concert was a deluge of sound.

3. The Deluge：圣经中描述的诺亚方舟时的洪水。

翻译

  大洪水或大雨 

Finnish: tulva, vedenpaisumus French: déluge Italian: diluvio 阳

Polish: potop 阳 Portuguese: dilúvio 阳 Russian: потоп (potóp) 阳 Spanish: diluvio 阳

  某些东西或事物数量过多 

French: déluge Italian: diluvio 阳

Polish: potop 阳, zalew 阳 Spanish: diluvio 阳

  圣经中描述的诺亚方舟时的洪水。 

Finnish: vedenpaisumus French: Déluge Italian: diluvio universale

Polish: Potop 阳 Russian: всемирный потоп (potóp) 阳 Spanish: diluvio universal

动词

v.　to deluge（第三人称单数简单现在时 deluges，现在分词 deluging，简单过去时 deluged，过去分词 deluged）

1. 〈及物〉 被水冲走
2. 〈及物〉 淹没

   After the announcement, they were deluged with requests for more information.

翻译

  被水冲走 

Finnish: tulvia French: inonder

Italian: inondare Russian: затоплять, наводнять

  淹没 

French: inonder

Italian: inondare

马耳他语

洪水

参考文献

• 1996, T.F. Hoad, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192830988

参见

• inundate

• 简体: 大洪水[大气]
• 正體: 大洪水[氣象]