• n. [地質(zhì)] 鐘乳石

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ) stalactites,鐘乳石，向下懸垂的石柱，來(lái)自希臘語(yǔ) stalaktos,滴落，滴出，來(lái)自 stalassein,滴，流淌，來(lái)自 PIE*stag,滴，滲出，詞源同 stagnant,instill.拼寫(xiě)比較 rule,regulate.

stalactite

stalactite: [17] A stalactite is etymologically something that ‘drips’. The word was coined in modern Latin as stalactītēs, based on Greek stalaktós ‘dripping’, a derivative of the verb stalássein ‘drip’. Also derived from stalássein was stalagmós ‘dropping’, which formed the basis of stalagmite [17].

stalactite (n.)

"hanging formation of carbonite of lime from the roof of a cave," 1670s, Englished from Modern Latin stalactites (used 1654 by Olaus Wormius), from Greek stalaktos "dripping, oozing out in drops," from stalassein "to trickle," from PIE root *stag- "to seep, drip, drop" (cognates: German stallen, Lithuanian telziu "to urinate") + noun suffix -ite (1). Related: Stalactic; stalactitic.

1. A stalagmite is below a stalactite and they both grow, eventually to meet.

石筍在鐘乳石下面,它們二者都在增長(zhǎng), 最終會(huì)合.

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2. It takes thousands of years to form a stalactite cave.

龍洞的形成,要經(jīng)歷上千年的時(shí)間.

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3. The nose is a manifest congealed drop or stalactite.

鼻子,很明顯,是一個(gè)凝聚了的水滴,或鐘乳石.

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4. Not every stalactite has a complementary stalagmite.

不是每根鐘乳石都有互生的石筍.

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5. Seepage flow can be observed in stalactite caves.

在鐘乳石溶洞里,可以見(jiàn)到滲流現(xiàn)象.

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