1807, a hybrid formation from tide (n.) + Latin-derived suffix -al (1). A tidal wave (1819) properly is high water caused by movements of the tides; erroneous use for "tsunami, great ocean wave caused by an earthquake, etc." is recorded from 1868.
雙語例句
1. The tidal stream or current gradually decreases in the shallows.
淺灘上的潮水逐漸退去。
來自柯林斯例句
2. a tidal wave of crime
犯罪高峰期
來自《權威詞典》
3. The river is tidal up to this bridge.
這條河的潮水會漲到這座橋.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage.
地震引起的海嘯襲擊了沿海地區(qū)，導致災難性的破壞。
來自柯林斯例句
5. In the year 1091, London Bridge was destroyed by a tidal surge during a storm.