來自西班牙語 temblor,搖晃,晃動,來自拉丁語*tremulare,搖晃,源同 tremble.字母 r 脫落, 拼寫參照 torpedo 詞源。
英文詞源
temblor (n.)
"earthquake," 1876, from American Spanish temblor "earthquake," from Spanish temblor, literally "a trembling," from temblar "to tremble," from Vulgar Latin *tremulare (see tremble (v.)).
雙語例句
1. The temblor shut several copper refineries - at least temporarily - and will hurt commerce.